Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 716043

Big poplar sphinx
Pachysphinx occidentalis

Observation date: June 06, 2012
Submitted by: Goochamaroo
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Summer evening in Northern MN, around 50 degrees. I noticed it after it fell into a wheel barrow which made a thud, as this moth was quit large.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: June 12, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Minnesota, St. Louis County