Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1085753

Achemon sphinx
Eumorpha achemon

Observation date: June 21, 2016
Submitted by: Tim Buxton
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Moth was flying in our back yard shortly before falling dead on our back walk. Flowers there include yellow bird of paradise, Bougainvillia, Vytex
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: August 02, 2016
Coordinator notes: a great shot of a beautiful sphinx moth of some kind. I hope the moth reviewer can ID it for you.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Mexico, Bernalillo County