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Hemaris thysbe
This moth is so out of the ordinary for me it caught me off guard when I found it. Its wingspan was about two inches and it's blurry partly because it was warming up. For a little while its wings were shaking somewhat violently and the end of its tail fanned out a little bit.
Warm and humid, at about 7:30 or 8:00 in the evening.
Identified by bayucca. Pictures taken with an iPhone 5.
Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Dilophonotini, Hemaris sp. and Hemaris thysbe.
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