Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1064297

Obscure sphinx
Erinnyis obscura

Observation date: September 07, 2015
Date notes: Labor Day, Monday Sept 7th, 2015
Submitted by: rosacmchenry@sb...
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found the first specimen in my Swamp Milkweed yesterday the 6th. Went back to day to locate it and instead found another. This one is now inside feeding. James Adams suggests this could be the first evidence of breeding in Kansas.
Status: Stray
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: September 20, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Kansas, Sedgwick County