Archive 2018 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

This lovely moth showed up on my house this afternoon. Anyone know what kind it is?

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Jun 22, 2018 at 06:32 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

It's a hawk moth...very cool!
Eric

Jun 22, 2018 at 06:44 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

Or may be is a Blinded Sphinx Moth

https://bugguide.net/node/view/4481

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Jun 22, 2018 at 09:04 PM

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Shasoc wrote:
Or may be is a Blinded Sphinx Moth

That's looks like a match. Thanks!

Jun 22, 2018 at 09:52 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

Just for clarification....The Sphingidae belong to the Superfamily Sphingoidea. Members of this family are commonly called "hummingbird," "sphinx," or "hawk" moths, and some can be mistaken for hummingbirds.

The images I've seen that are more commonly referred to a Blinded Sphinx Moths have a more prominent eye spot that looks like it has a pupil in the center. So, I think the names are interchangeable and any of those terms describe the moth you photographed.
Eric

Jun 23, 2018 at 08:18 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

Very cool find! I've never seen one of these. TFS!

Dave

Jun 23, 2018 at 01:08 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

A lovey moth whatever you call it Mike ~ Ron

Jun 24, 2018 at 07:24 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Can anyone identify this furry creature? (Answer: Blinded Sphinx Moth)

lighthound wrote:
Very cool find! I've never seen one of these. TFS!

We rarely see any large moths here. I was very surprised to find it hanging around.

Jun 24, 2018 at 08:39 AM


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