Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1136721

Big poplar sphinx
Pachysphinx occidentalis

Observation date: August 24, 2017
Submitted by: guchames
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The light colored one seems to be a female that we found as a caterpillar and kept until it pupated and emerged on August 23, 2017. The darker moth appeared in the jar this morning.
Status: Resident
Verified by: kellyrichers
Verified date: August 24, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Apache County, United States, Arizona