Rustic Sphinx Moth

Description:

This was one of the larger moths I have seen this week and a lifer for me! Fortunately, this lovely sphinx moth was not too battered for identification. The caterpillars of sphinx moths are often called hornworms because most of them have a distinctive horn on their rumps! National Moth Week 2017.

Habitat:

Suburban. Attracted to a flood light overnight.

Notes:

Second image is next to my hand. Third image is next to a Common Tan Wave Moth like this one here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/746...