Identify this bug.

[Dasein]

anyone know what my moth is?

[Animavore]

Cybermoth?

[Dasein]

Cybermoth?

eh...nope, just traveled the entire entomology cyberworld with that moth and they all screamed with gusto that it wasn't a cybermoth. that was my first guess too. :p

[Animavore]

It looks mental.

What is it?

[Dasein]

It looks mental.

What is it?

I don't know!

it's a visitor to my porch, but all of my googling has done nothing to define it.

[Animavore]

It seems to be closely related to this White-line Sphinx.

[Animavore]

Or this even.

[Dasein]

It seems to be closely related to this White-line Sphinx.

yes, I agree, I definitely see a resemblance between the Sphinx moth and mine. perhaps mine is the new improved version. :-)

[Animavore]

Your one is a lot more defined in its pattern. Its actually quite beautiful. I've been sitting here staring at it the last 5 minutes. It looks like a sci-fi moth

[Animavore]

Its defo a sphinx moth.



What I don't get is how you couldn't find it with all your 'Googling'

I found it on the first page I searched with 'moths' on images

[Dasein]

Your one is a lot more defined in its pattern. Its actually quite beautiful. I've been sitting here staring at it the last 5 minutes. It looks like a sci-fi moth

it is pretty, thanks for looking closer. it is a mystery to me, now let's hear the scientists put it in it's natural place.

[Dasein]

Its defo a sphinx moth.



What I don't get is how you couldn't find it with all your 'Googling'

I found it on the first page I searched with 'moths' on images

because THAT moth looks like mine, but there are some differences.

[Animavore]

This one is called a lesser vine sphinx moth. Its a lot closer to the one on your pic.

[Dasein]

This one is called a lesser vine sphinx moth. Its a lot closer to the one on your pic.

definitely closer, I never saw that one. I think you found it. now I google "lesser vine sphinx moth" and I get many images of my moth.

[Animavore]

Well, once I figured it was a sphinx moth of some type I just Googled 'sphinx moth and there it was.

Then I Googled lesser vine sphinx moth and I can now definitely say that's what it is.