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Found this guy in the yard. Any idea what he is? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago by Prettywhooped@lemmy.world to c/entomology@mander.xyz
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[–] riskable@programming.dev 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Modest Sphinx moth:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachysphinx_occidentalis

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nothing modest about this gorgeous beast.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You obviously haven't met it's immodest cousin: The lamp pole dancer.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

or the Gregarious Hedonist Moth

[–] BootyEnthusiast@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Stupid sexy moths

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 8 points 1 week ago

Beautiful. He's beautiful

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

That's what we call a big boy

[–] Arello@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

A lämp enjoyer