Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1340515

One-eyed sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi

Observation date: August 15, 2022
Submitted by: kayjon50
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This guy was working his way through an area of Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir trees. When I tried to slow him down a bit with a leaf, he'd twist up and wag his hind end and point what appears to be a stinger at me. This stinger has a blur stripe along it. Weather was in the 80s, maybe a bit hotter.
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: August 31, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Yakima County, Washington, United States