A photo of the top of a brown and white striped, triangular shaped Sphinx Moth as it rests on a white sheet. Slender white legs extend outwards in front and to the sides of the moth's head. The head is blunt shaped and the dark eyes can be seen on either side. The head is covered in brown scales with a white outline along the edges and 4 more stripes crossing the forebody. The forewings are dark brown along the front and inner trailing edge, with a white stripe extending length wise down the middle and a single gray line along the trailing edge. 7 slender white stripes cross each wing. The thick body is light brown with white and black stripes.
A photo of the moth with its wings spread as it is flapping them. The hindwings are revealed here which are a soft pink with a dark stripe along the leading and trailing edges.
A photo taken of the front of the moth from low. The slender white legs are splayed around the moth's sides, it's undersides are a cream color, the dark coiled tongue seen tucked under its face, the dark brown eyes above. The moth's antennae are slender and held at an obtuse angle above the moth's head, and the wings are in the background, held upright at an angle, just out of focus
A photo of the moth's dorsal side with a stainless steel ruler next to it showing that it about 2 inches long.
I had the strangest "bird" visit last night... 😂 Need to bump the shutter speed up a bit more to freeze that wing action better next time.
White-lined Sphinx #Moth, #Hyles lineata
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