#Sphinx moth

[herpsandbirds]

White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), EAT A TASTY NECTAR!!!, family Sphingidae, NM, USA

photograph by Dustin Huntington

[onenicebugperday]

Death’s head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, Sphingidae

Photographed by Matthieu Berroneau

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A sphinx moth enjoying moonflowers in the garden.

Cochise County, Arizona, September 2023.

[autisticplants]

i found lots of different Eumorpha fasciatus caterpillar color morphs today!

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

I was coming back in after a disappointing night at the lights last week, and came across this glorious chonkbeast on some Virginia creeper growing under my porch. This is a Pandora sphinx moth caterpillar (Eumorpha pandorus). Look at its squishy little donut feeties!!

[feather-bone]

[ID: an illustration of a brown moth with tan and pink stripes, with honeysuckle flowers. The background is green with a pink border. Text reads: "White-Lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), A large hawk moth found in abundance throughout Central and North America. They pollinate a wide variety of flowers, but can cause major crop damage in large swarms." End.]

11/12 pollinator posters - sphinx moth and honeysuckle!

[jenfoundabug]

I love sphinx moths. They're so chunky <3 Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)

Northeastern Pennsylvania, US

[mothmonarch]

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[have-you-seen-this-animal]

[ratbugs]

absolutely gorgeous, fluffy little mournful sphinx moth i saw on campus today

love these lovely little guys so much

[herpsandbirds]

Pellucid Hawk Moth aka Coffee Bean Moth (Cephonodes hylas), family Sphingidae, Japan

Diurnal moth.

photograph by Yama Shigi

[onenicebugperday]

Unidentified sphinx moth caterpillar, Ambulycini, Sphingidae

Photographed in Singapore by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

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[miyrumiyru]

Two daylight moth friends forever!

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #124

Pandora Sphinx Moth / Pandorus Sphinx Moth

Eumorpha pandorus

From the sphingidae family. They have a wingspan of 8.3-11.7 cm. They can be found throughout most of North America.

[bugkeeping]

Carolina sphinx Manduca sexta