Azalea sphinx - Darapsa choerilus

I saw this species earlier in moth week and was happy to see it again last night -- and it looks to be a different individual as the first one was quite brown and this one was very reddish pink!

Habitat: Attracted to a 365+395 nm LED lights in a semi-rural area

2022(d)

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice find! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :). I had a HUGE sphinx moth spinning in circles on the ground in front of my light last night. It was the size of my hand and was in distress because it had a wad of spider silk stuck to its wing. I removed the silk, the moth flew away, and didn't even come back so I could get a photo. So rude. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Maybe just shy. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      So true. Shyness is too often interpreted as rudeness. Poor moth. I am sorry to have judged it. Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Thanks, it means a lot. Posted 3 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        *hugs* Posted 3 years ago

The Azalea sphinx

"Darapsa choerilus", the azalea sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in the United States and southern Canada east of the Rocky Mountains.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young