#nessus sphinx moth

[shithowdy]

little buddy alert!!!

(nessus sphinx moth)

[fandomn00blr]

I was so happy to see these little freaks show up again this afternoon in my native pollinator jungle! Last year was the first time I noticed them (hummingbird moth or sphinx moth, depending on who you ask or how far up the taxonomy you want to go) and there are so many more this time around! With the current heat and humidity, Chicago feels like a tropical rainforest again, similar to last July, so my yard is a lush pollinator paradise full of all manner of horny little creatures and plants rubbing their junk together and doing their business. Hoping this means I'll get good fruit and vegetable yields, too!

Bonus shot of what happens when you totally neglect a corner of your backyard and let it go "native" 4 years in...

[speepybees]

A nessus sphinx moth, Amphion floridensis, drinking from a wild blue phlox, Phlox divaricata, in a garden.

I am new to insect and plant identification, so please always correct me if I am wrong! :-)

[Image ID: An image of a dark brown moth with a thick body, about 40–60mm in length, with 2 bright yellow stripes across its abdomen and a brown tuft at its end, resembling tail feathers. Its wings are dark brown and spread out, and its hind wings have a red stripe along their top. The moth is drinking from a wild blue phlox, a light purple flower with five petals, and the background is full of the flowers and green leaves. /.End ID]

[mothmyspace]

amphion floridensis

nessus sphinx moth

location: southeastern united states

[moth-a-day]

nessus sphinx moth

Img credit: bugguid.net

[necro-mantis]

[speakingofnature]

An elusive Nessus Sphinx Moth (Amphion floridensis) used its long proboscis to access the nectar from a Blue Flag Iris.

[randamhajile]

A nessus sphinx moth I found today on campus! I love its cute little birdy 'tailfeathers'. If you look closely poor fella has a mite of some sort on its left wing. Still a beautiful moth, though!