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blinded sphinx moth

Paonias excaecatus

Description:

Large docile moth.

Habitat:

Remote deciduous woods in Hampshire County, WV, near the South Branch of the Potomac River.

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3 Comments

Linda Raber
Linda Raber 11 years ago

Thanks KarenL and J. I'll have to find out what missions are first.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Awesome! I love the sphinxes! Perhaps you are interested in joining and adding this to my mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Lovely!

Linda Raber
Spotted by
Linda Raber

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Oct 27, 2012

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