Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1173214

Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Observation date: July 23, 2018
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Coworker at the garden center I work at thought I'd like to see this moth and photograph it, so she brought it over to me. She'd found it resting on a royal blue piece of pottery outside. I held it in my hand; it felt so light in weight and soft. Stayed there for about 3 or 4 minutes then flew off and landed on the ground where it batted its wings for about 30 seconds then slowly stopped batting them, stayed there about 2 minutes then flew off. Beautiful creature! Weather: 83 degrees, approx. 45% humidity. Size: Approx. 2.5"
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: July 24, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Douglas County, United States, Kansas