White -Lined Sphinx moth pollenating a flower
by Ruth Jolly
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White -Lined Sphinx moth pollenating a flower
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Ruth Jolly
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Photograph - Photography
Description
Found throughout all the North American desert regions.These large insects have adult wingspans exceeding 5 inches. Larvae can be just as long, up to 5 inches, with most having a prominent horn at the rear of their fleshy body. When alarmed, these larvae rear up their heads in a threatening sphinx-like posture and may emit a thick, green substance from their mouths.
The body of the white-lined sphinx moth ranges in length from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches. It has a prominent brown head, a brown thorax with 6 white stripes and a brown abdomen with paired dark spots on each segment. The forewings are brown with a buff-colored band from base to tip and veins outlined in white. The hind wings are pink, turning to dark brown near the margins.
This White- Lined Sphinx moth was pollinating a flower on a warm summer morning at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, Arizona. Fine Art America watermark will not appear on purchased artwork.
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August 2nd, 2017
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