Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1133618

Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Observation date: July 31, 2017
Submitted by: David Jones
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Sunny, 85 degrees. Found (deeper/lower) in large plot of coneflower while deadheading. Based on sluggishness and fresh condition, assumed to have just emerged though I have no obvious food plant in yard, ampelopsis/vitis, (though I do have several unidentified viney/weed plants nearby)?
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: August 11, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Tulsa County, United States, Oklahoma