Modest Sphinx , female

Description:

Large moth with gorgeous blue- gray tints. Found on the side birdhouse at the Ogden Nature Center. Upperside of forewing is gray with the basal third lighter; sometimes the outer third also is light, leaving just the median band dark. Upperside of hindwing is gray with a crimson patch and an inward-pointing blue-black triangle near the outer margin.

Habitat:

Riparian areas and moist mountainsides Range: Maine south to north Florida; west to Washington, Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas. Also Baja California Norte