[ncsc-moths] Re: Mournful Sphinx photos from Patriots Point 9-22-2012
- From: Lori Owenby <loriowenby@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncsc-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:25:56 -0400
Thanks for sharing! the Mournful Sphinx is on my most wanted list . .
. . maybe someday if I'm lucky I'll come across one too!
Lori
On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Nathan Dias <diasn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This morning I had some amazing moth encounters from 7:15am-8:30am at
> Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, SC.
>
>
> After heading around a weedy tangle to get a better look at a Willow
> Flycatcher, I came to a sheltered glade where the ground was covered in
> morning glory and other wildlflowers. I saw one, two, three, even four
> Sphinx moths!
>
> The fourth to appear was VERY interesting - I had never seen a moth with such
> a flight style. Iit was nectaring at the abundant Morning Glory. Man was
> that thing fast and flighty! It made the (Five-spotted?) Hawkmoths and
> Tersa Sphinx look like slowpokes!
>
> It turned out to be a MOURNFUL SPHINX:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/offshorebirder2/ (click photos for larger
> images)
>
> September is my favorite month!
>
> Nathan Dias - Charleston, SC
>
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Lori Owenby
Park Ranger
Catawba County Parks
Conover, NC
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