[tn-moths] Re: Moth ID request

  • From: Julius Basham <juliusbasham@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:23:58 -0400

Ken,

What a beauty, try Rustic Sphinx, Manduca rustica. That's one of the Sphinxes that I have wanted to see. http://www.google.com/images?q=Rustic%20sphinx&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1333&bih=704 <http://www.google.com/images?q=Rustic%20sphinx&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1333&bih=704>

On 8/19/2010 10:07 AM, kjchilds wrote:
This monster came to the light last night. It was a little over 3 inches long. It looks a bit Catocala-ish.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/IMG_6570.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/IMG_6571.jpg

I still have a backlog of 75 or so that need ID's but I thought this one might be easier than the rest.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County

http://www.finishflagfarms.com




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