This morning
I was in the garden
picking green beans
As big drops began to fall
I picked a little faster
trying to beat the rain
Pulling back a few leaves
I noticed a small face
looking back at me
Surprised
I thought Humming Bird
But on closer inspection
I found it to be
a VERY BIG moth
And so be warned
You just never know what can be lurking
in a green bean patch
Quite handsome, isn't it?I tried looking it up in my insects guide, but had no luck finding it. Does anybody have any idea what kind of moth this is? It had a hooked face, big black protruding eyes on the side of its head, and measured a whopping 2+ inches. (This was a beefy moth even though he's most likely a vegetarian!)
By golly I searched too and it is supposed to be pretty hard to ID these beauties unless you have a real scientific understanding of their shapes and habitat.
ReplyDeleteI did find a site that allowed you to narrow it down to the state and county you lived in...
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/map
Otherwise, I am at a loss.
But what a great find!
Thanks Val. I'll give it a look tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI just looked this guy up on the site that Val recomended. What a great site! Anyway, I think that it was a Great Ash Sphinx. Definitly a Sphinx.
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