Tuesday, January 28, 2025

January 28, 2025

I am known as an Alope Sphinx moth
Here's some ID tips for you:
The light and dark patterns on my wings
And the dark mark down my abdomen are clues.

Location: Vero Beach

Photo originally taken: Jan 20, 2020

Explanation: Refer to https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37802791 for details of ID process

Sources: https://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7832

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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