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One-Eyed Sphinx moth, with eggs and caterpillars and pupa

I was originally going to run something different today, but then I was informed that this week is National Moth Week!. Well, I can’t very well go this week without a moth, then, can I? What’s more, it...

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Elm Sphinx

On July 3, 2012, I found this huge sphinx moth hanging out on the wall of the building I work in. So I got a box from my office, caught it inside along with a wadded-up piece of paper to give it...

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Snowberry Clearwing Caterpillar

On July 13, 2012, Sandy found this caterpillar crawling on one of Sam’s dresses that had fallen off of the clothesline and laid on the grass for a while. This is clearly a sphinx moth caterpillar, it...

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Large Sphinx Caterpillar

I found this large caterpillar on August 31, 2012, crawling across the sidewalk on campus. How large was it? Well, here it is crawling on my thumb: It’s certainly one of the Sphinx Moths (family...

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Abbott’s Sphinx, Caterpillar and Adult

Sandy caught me this nice Abbott’s Sphinx caterpillar on July 26, 2013. This is one that we’d seen before back in 2009, and I thought it warranted further examination. One of its interesting features...

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Waved Sphinx

Sam caught this big sphinx moth when it came to our porch light on June 28, 2014. Comparing it to the palm of her hand, it looks to have a body nearly two inches long.

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Gallium Sphinx Moth

Rosie spotted this big sphinx moth on the wall of the local McDonalds on July 9, 2017. I didn’t have either of my dedicated cameras with me at the time, but for a moth this large (its body was nearly...

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Northern Apple Sphinx

On the morning of June 9, 2018 at Camp Nesbit, Sam spotted this big moth on a windowscreen of one of the cabins. From the size and shape, we immediately suspected that it was one of the Sphinx Moths....

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White-Lined Sphinx Moth

The evening of August 13, 2018 was very warm and nice, so we were all out in the back yard just after sunset to enjoy it. While strolling past the petunia patch, I saw this gray shape hovering around...

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Thermography, or, Who Says Insects are All Cold-Blooded?

As of about a week ago, I gained the ability to take thermal images [1]. This is has a lot of uses, but for our purposes it is excellent for detecting warm-blooded creatures in the dark. Oh, you know....

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