Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1139407

Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Observation date: September 04, 2017
Submitted by: Sarahshmara
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found this guy crawling down the landscape timbers bordering my front garden, which contains a pumpkin plant, several tomatoes, a watermelon plant, and a grape vine. It is a lighter color than others I've seen pictured, but it seems like all the other details match.
Status: Resident
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: October 31, 2017
Coordinator notes: Your ID is correct. It was certainly feeding on the grape vine. Mike
Checklist region(s): El Paso County, United States, Colorado