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Trumpet Vine Sphinx (Paratrea plebeja) At a 365 + 395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge.<br />
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Trumpet Vine Sphinx (Paratrea plebeja)

At a 365 + 395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge.

Trumpet Vine Sphinx (Paratrea plebeja) At a 365 + 395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge.<br />
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''Paratrea'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1903. Its single species, ''Paratrea plebeja'', the plebeian sphinx moth, was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777. It is found in the eastern part of the United States as far west as Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and eastern Texas.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jul 11, 2021. Captured Jul 11, 2021 05:20 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/22.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO12800
  • 100mm