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Rain shafts like this sunset pink-tinged one I painted in my Perpetual Journal are to me a quintessential feature of our Southwest U.S. landscape! BTW, I saw NO Sphinx Moth larvae this summer in our Tucson, AZ yard. 🤔

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Karl Schwartzmuller Sep 28

#dahlias #sphinx #sphinxmoth
Ça butine encore …

Guerric Haché Sep 24

Another beautiful sphinx moth from the Okanagan, Smerinthus ophthalmica (a Western Eyed Sphinx; too bad I didn't get the eye!).

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My camera shoots fascists Mar 31, 2024

#SphinxMoth #caterpillar eating a primrose at Anza Borrego State Park yesterday. These caterpillars were everywhere, devouring a range of plants. They are native and this is normal. Pretty soon they will burrow into the ground to pupate, eventually re-emerging as adult moths.
#BloomScrollIng #BloomChewing