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Pandora sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus At least 6 cm long. Pale green forewings had a complex pattern of darker green patches and pink veins extending through the subterminal area. Thorax was pale green with dark tegulae. <br /> <br /> This moth was resting on a chair on my deck and was attracted by my moth light. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63470/pandora_sphinx_-_eumorpha_pandorus.html" title="Pandora sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63470_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=D6HqXNDxsy01p5savqF0K5e8WXo%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Pandora sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus At least 6 cm long. Pale green forewings had a complex pattern of darker green patches and pink veins extending through the subterminal area. Thorax was pale green with dark tegulae. <br /> <br /> This moth was resting on a chair on my deck and was attracted by my moth light.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63472/pandora_sphinx_-_eumorpha_pandorus.html Eumorpha pandorus,Geotagged,Pandora sphinx,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018" /></a></figure> Eumorpha pandorus,Geotagged,Pandora sphinx,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge

Pandora sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus

At least 6 cm long. Pale green forewings had a complex pattern of darker green patches and pink veins extending through the subterminal area. Thorax was pale green with dark tegulae.

This moth was resting on a chair on my deck and was attracted by my moth light.

Pandora sphinx - Eumorpha pandorus At least 6 cm long. Pale green forewings had a complex pattern of darker green patches and pink veins extending through the subterminal area. Thorax was pale green with dark tegulae. <br /> <br /> This moth was resting on a chair on my deck and was attracted by my moth light.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63472/pandora_sphinx_-_eumorpha_pandorus.html Eumorpha pandorus,Geotagged,Pandora sphinx,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Oh my, you got the eye really really sharp, like a huge marble! Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! I wanted to make sure to get an eye shot because they were so huge in relation to it’s head. Posted 7 years ago

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The Pandora sphinx

The Pandora sphinx moth, also called the Pandorus Sphinx Moth, is a North American moth in the Sphingidae family. It is a large, greenish gray moth with darker patches and pink edges and small pink eyespots.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 23, 2018. Captured Jul 22, 2018 21:18 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.