Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1222034

Modest sphinx
Pachysphinx modesta

Observation date: August 01, 2019
Submitted by: Tkegel
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found in a single car garage space at a wooded condo complex near Geneva Lake, this moth did not move at all for quite a while until I slid a branch his way and moved him onto a plant after he gripped the branch.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: August 02, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, Walworth County