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Monster Moth This huge Moth fell asleep on our door frame. Need help. What breed is it? Photo taken in West Lebanon, N.H. (USA) Big Poplar Sphinx Moth,Modest Sphinx,Monster Moth,Pachysphinx modesta Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Monster Moth

This huge Moth fell asleep on our door frame. Need help. What breed is it? Photo taken in West Lebanon, N.H. (USA)

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
    Lion
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    Very nice photo of this species!
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/slow.php?plate=20&page=2&sort=h     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View denelson42's profile
      denelson42
      Eagle Owl
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      Thank you! It scared the hell out of my wife!! Glad to know what type of moth. They are big but quite impressive in person. Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Doesn't look 'modest' at all :) Posted 11 years ago

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The Modest sphinx

''Pachysphinx modesta'', the modest sphinx or poplar sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.

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  • Canon EOS 20D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/100s
  • ISO200
  • 87mm