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Post by bluemoth on Jul 30, 2014 10:47:45 GMT -8
Found new hawk moth at light last night - Sphinx perelegans, Elegant Sphinx. So fun to find a new big moth aAfter so many years of just White Lined Spinx.
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Post by nomad on Jul 30, 2014 20:57:43 GMT -8
It is always special when you find something new.  I hope it made your day. Peter. |
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Post by admin on Jul 30, 2014 21:36:05 GMT -8
We get a lot of them down here in LA County. Get a female and put her in a paper bag. She'll lay eggs. The larvae can be reared on Cercocarpus.
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Post by exoticimports on Jul 31, 2014 5:59:20 GMT -8
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Post by bluemoth on Jul 31, 2014 12:14:30 GMT -8
Thank you Clark for host plant info. The moth was a male. This was the first one of this species I have ever seen in Santa Cruz County CA sence I moved here about 23 years ago. I did check the check list and it was not listed there. There is another list that I know about and will check to see if it is listed there.
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Post by admin on Aug 6, 2014 19:38:09 GMT -8
Are you sure it is perelegans? There are several other very similar species.
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Post by bluemoth on Aug 7, 2014 12:42:35 GMT -8
Yes I am sure of the ID. I very carefully looked at sphinx on moth photographers group. There were some similar ones there but the pattern of gray markings matched perelegans perfictly.
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I hope it made your day.
