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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: AcemanDanny on July 24, 2013, 08:17:13 PM

Title: Big moth
Post by: AcemanDanny on July 24, 2013, 08:17:13 PM

Saw this guy on the steps of a house.
Never seen a moth this big before.
Anyone know what kind of moth?

Title: Re: Big moth
Post by: Dr. John on July 25, 2013, 07:13:46 PM

Not an expert, but it looks a lot like a Canadian sphinx moth.

Title: Re: Big moth
Post by: BetCrooks on July 25, 2013, 09:49:30 PM

I agree it's a sphinx.

My source says it's a Vashti sphinx moth. Not sure if that's the same moth with a different local name or not. They seem to change the names every couple of years and I'm always out of date.

Title: Re: Big moth
Post by: Brian Bailey on July 25, 2013, 10:25:44 PM

I think it's either a Canadian Sphinx (sphinx canadensis) or a Great Ash Sphinx (sphinx chersis). You could try googling them and see if you can pick out anything that points to one versus the other.  

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Title: Re: Big moth
Post by: Bluffs Birder on July 25, 2013, 11:44:26 PM

It's a Great Ash Sphinx Moth (Sphinx chersis) you've got there.  Great find!

Great Ash Sphinx Moth (http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7802)

Walter :)

Title: Re: Big moth
Post by: Raven11:11 on August 29, 2013, 10:34:52 AM

Wow, the second I saw this I had to see what moth we are talking of and I think we have this guy in our house, the problem is I cannot find him and only comes out at night and then flies into the basement to dissapear... HUGE !