7870 Sphecodina abbottii (Abbott's Sphinx)--my first sphingid of the year and the first ever Abbott's for my farm. What an amazing moth! Came buzzing in to the porch UV light at 6:45 am and at first I thought it was a large beetle. It never settled down but I did manage to get a few shots of it in flight. Stayed for 3 minutes and took off. I had been photographing moths since 4:30 am and it made its brief appearance just as it was starting to get light. Very cool! Merrill Lynch Echo Valley Farm Watauga Co., NC 3400 feet elevation
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