Found along the beaver pond trail at Foley Mountain Conservation Area.
ID'd for me by Sam Norris. The moth was found clinging to the underside
of a branch on a juniper bush.
The following web page contains some good information on this species:
Bill Oehlke's "Sphingidae of Prince Edward Island"
Hi Calin - WIthout seeing the moth, I can't tell you which species it would be, but it's probably one of the moths in the same family as this Nessus Sphinx. Although these moths are not "special" as in being unique, they are unusual enough as they aren't that often seen by most people, so it's always neat to find one. Did you find it when it was resting somewhere during the daytime, or was it attracted to house lights at night?
Calin Clark
14-Jun-2007 02:24
Hi my name is Cal im 14 and im from Sanudsky ohio i found a moth that replicates your Nessus Sphinx moth but the moth i found is brown camo with a sinlge strip across the tail i was just wondering if the moth I found is any what special in anyway because of its color.
