Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1078962

One-eyed sphinx
Smerinthus cerisyi

Observation date: April 17, 2016
Submitted by: JMintenko
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Unusable warm day. Found on the trampoline. Was very sticky, and hard to get to move or fly away. About 4 inches wide. Beautiful colours and very very fuzzy. But scared the daylights out of my children. We live on Vancouver Island southern tip
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: April 20, 2016
Coordinator notes: Very early date for this species.
Checklist region(s): Canada, British Columbia