Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1116525

Baldcypress sphinx
Isoparce cupressi

Observation date: May 07, 2017
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: morning. Dying/freshly dead (did wind blow it from tree and fell onto rocks or stepped on? attacked by bird?) on trail beneath Bald Cypress tree, still clasping cypress needle. Habitat: bottomland hardwood forest w/ some Bald Cypresses, lake and swampy areas nearby.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 16, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, La Salle Parish