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Hermit Sphinx - Lintneria eremitus
I had just a few seconds to get a picture of this moth because it was on my screen door and my cats had discovered it. I got this shot between swats.
TL: 40 mm. Grayish brown FW with dark, wavy lines. Black-edged reniform spot is white. Black dashes from median area to apex. Hosts: Bee balm, mint, sage, and bugleweed. Status: Common.
Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area.
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''Lintneria eremitus'', the hermit sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in the temperate areas of the eastern United States, north into southern Canada over the Great Plains. It prefers gardens and yards, but is common wherever the nectar and larval host plants are found. This moth is easily confused with the Canadian sphinx but these two moths do not typically co-occur.
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