can you ID this one? thanks for your help. would it be better to post in bug files?
A moth? which kind?
It could be one of the Sphinx moths you might want to check through this site;
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/gallery?f=30&_st=1
thanks Josephine, I'll ck it carefully tonight. But by quickly scanning I'd say any of the ones in the link are way prettier than the thing that's still perched on my covered patio wall, lol.
Maybe tomato hornworm moth?
It looks like one of the underwing moths to me. These moths all look very similar to each other on their rather plain topsides, but their undersides are usually bright red, hot pink, or bright yellow or orange - some of them have dull colored underwings. I've never attempted to try and ID them, because they rarely ever show their underwings, making it VERY difficult to separate them.
Sherry
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/enpl/bulletins/catalpasphinx/photo1.htm
Could it be this? Have you got catalpa trees nearby?
No, no catalpa trees.
ROLL TIDE!!!!!!
Ahhh, I thought it IS "WAR EAGLE"! LOL. Cheers.