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Lapara bombycoides Attracted to an incandescent porch light. Warm night, mid-70s F (cooled down later), and humid. There are few reports from Minnesota of this large moth in spite of the abundance of suitable larval host plants (pines, tamaracks). Geotagged,Lapara bombycoides,Lepidoptera,Northern pine sphinx,Summer,United States,gray moth,insect,moth,sphinx moth Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Lapara bombycoides

Attracted to an incandescent porch light. Warm night, mid-70s F (cooled down later), and humid. There are few reports from Minnesota of this large moth in spite of the abundance of suitable larval host plants (pines, tamaracks).

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The Northern pine sphinx

''Lapara bombycoides'', the northern pine sphinx is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

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Uploaded Jul 3, 2019. Captured Jul 3, 2019 00:22 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
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  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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