Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1216029

Abbott's sphinx
Sphecodina abbottii

Observation date: July 11, 2019
Submitted by: Kimberlyannx
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found on top of an open garage door, about 2 feet away from extensive grape vines. Noticed it when the garage door was closed and it fell to the ground. Mid afternoon, very humid and cloudy with thunderstorms just starting. Replaced the caterpillar in a sheltered part of the grape vine. It immediately started to crawl towards a leaf and started eating.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: January 13, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Ontario