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greenish moth (Pandorus sphinx moth)

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Pandorus sphinx moth
by: Moni

Brian
The Oleander hawk moth is found in areas of Africa and Asia. It is a migratory species, flying to parts of eastern and southern Europe during the summer. It has also been found in Hawaii. So unless you took the photo in one of those areas, not WI, then it is the Pandorus hawk moth.

The Oleander hawk moth is approx 4" long, while the Pandorus is not that large at all.
Oleanders are the main food source for the caterpillars and they do not grow north of USDA zone 8...they do not grow in WI.

Here is a photo of the Oleander hawk moth from Hawaii. - http://bugguide.net/node/view/366968#612796
Moth ID...
by: Brian

After looking at many pics, I came to the conclusion it was a Oleander Hawk Moth...I had considered a Pandorus sphinx moth, but the wings were just a bit diff, and the markings were diff...After looking at many, many pics, the Oleander Hawk Moth was a closer match than the Pandorus sphinx moth. Thanx for the input...
Pandorus sphinx moth
by: Moni

Brian
Chimera knows moths...Yes it is a Pandorus sphinx moth. The moths in the Sphingidae family all have that fighter jet like shape.
Many times they will be drawn to lights and then stay until the next night and fly away, but perhaps the lights at the gas station are too bright and being on constantly it does not have the ability to fly away...perhaps you could let it crawl on your hand and you could put it in the shrubs or trees away from the light. They are such beautiful insects..both adult and larvae.
These are found in North America basically east of the Rockies. The larvae are also quite spectacular. The caterpillars do eat grape leaves, porcelain vine (Ampelopsis sp) as well as Virginia creeper.

The adult moths have a long proboscis or feeding tube for gathering nectar from flowers. They look a little like small hummingbirds feeding at dusk.
Here are some photos of the caterpillar as well as the moth -
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3937/bgimage?from=24


Eumorpha pandorus
by: Chimera

Looks like a Eumorpha pandorus Pandorus sphinx or a cousin.

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