What is this MOTH?

Query: virginia creeper sphinx

Result: 2^nd of 2

What is this MOTH?

Subject:	What is this MOTH?
Poster:	Allen (alliedtrn@gmail.com)

Resolution: 5616x3744 File Size: 5874781 Bytes Date: 2010:07:06 16:39:31 Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II (Canon) F number: f/4.0 Exposure: 1/125 sec Focal Length: 105/1 Upload Date: 2010:07:07 08:46:35

What is this MOTH?

Saw this moth today, July 6, 2010, perched on our chives in our vegetable garden in
Newport Beach, CA. I have never seen anything like this. Does anyone know what it
is?

Comments

Guest
sphinx moth

Guest
My best guess is Achemon Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha achemon). The Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives broadly across the United States and down into Mexico. Larvae are known to feed on virginia creeper.

virginia creeper sphinx
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