Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1146973

Obscure sphinx
Erinnyis obscura

Observation date: October 21, 2017
Submitted by: Lacie Thorn
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Northeastern Oklahoma. Weather is cloudy and windy, it's about to storm. This little guy was found lying in a pile of Ivy and grass just outside our flower bed. It was not attached to a plant.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: October 24, 2017
Coordinator notes: These web sites have good detail and photos of the moth's full life cycle http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/Sphinx/eobscobs.htm http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7837
Checklist region(s): Tulsa County, United States, Oklahoma