BIG GREEN MOTH ON FRONT PORCH Part 1 The Gaudy Sphinx Eumorpha labruscae

While practicing social distancing during the early stages of the COVID19 pandemic in the United States, A friend of mine that lives in Boca Raton texted me that there was a BIG GREEN MOTH on his front porch. My response: I LL BE RIGHT THERE There s only one thing it could be. This marks only the 7th Gaudy Sphinx I ve ever seen in my 34 years of bug hunting in South Florida. Eumorpha labruscae is one species that I will never get tired of looking at. It is a large sphingid with wildly colorful wing