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

While practicing social distancing during the early stages of the COVID-19 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