Paonias myops, the Small-eyed Sphinx

Paonias myops
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(J. E. Smith, 1797) Sphinx

Paonias myops, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee,
July 18, 2008, courtesy of Adam Rupp.

Paonias myops, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee,
July 18, 2008, courtesy of Adam Rupp.

Paonias myops, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee,
July 18, 2008, courtesy of Adam Rupp.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Paonias Hubner, [1819]
Species: myops (J.E. Smith, 1797)

MIDI MUSIC

......It's a Wonderful World......
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