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cicada sized black flying insect. (Titan sphinx moth)

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Titan sphinx moth
by: Moni

Uli
Your moth is the Titan sphinx. There are several moths in the same genus that have that single white band on the abdomen, but because of where you live I think that is the one it has to be.
The caterpillar of this insect feeds on plants in the madder family (Rubiaceae), including Randia, seven-year apple, and pond apple. The caterpillars pupate in loose soil.
This moth and its relatives are in the sphinx moth family with the common name of hummingbird moths, which fly during the daytime and at dusk hovering like hummingbirds.
The moth feeds on nectar of many flowers.
Tho these moths are common in the south they do migrate north and are seen as far north as Maine to North Dakota.

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