[tn-moths] Re: id please
- From: Ken Childs <childs.kj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 11:31:39 -0500
I'd say Ceratomia catalpae is the likely ID. The markings on the thorax and
abdomen fit the species and they've been fairly common this year.
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 12:07 PM, J.N. & Ella Howard <birders3@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Larry,
> Thanks for your reply. The one I thought be nearest is the Catalpa
> and we don't have any of those trees. We have some Cottonwoods which I
> thought might be a relative, but looking it up, I guess not. If you have
> other thoughts let me know, please. Strange to have a big moth so hard to
> identify.
>
> JNH
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Larry McDaniel <larrycmcd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> It's really worn and hard to tell. Do you have and Catalpa near by?
>>
>> Larry McDaniel
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 10:43:54 -0400
>> Subject: [tn-moths] id please
>> From: birders3@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> Dear Friends,
>> This moth showed up on my porch, obviously a sphinx moth, but I have
>> tried two books and "Moth photographers group" on the internet, but can't
>> locate it.
>> Proably it is worn to the degree that the best identifying marks are
>> gone. Can anyone help with its identity or, at least, probable identity?
>> It would be much appreiated.
>>
>> J.N. Howard,
>> Marion County
>>
>
>
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