Unidentified moth

BCscorp · Sep 2, 2015

Saw this beauty at work today.

dementedlullaby · Sep 2, 2015

I'm guessing by the screen name and location you are on Vancouver Island?

Easier to pin down with a location.

The Snark · Sep 2, 2015

Striped Hawk Moth. I'll leave it to the experts for the proper name.

BCscorp · Sep 2, 2015

dementedlullaby said:
I'm guessing by the screen name and location you are on Vancouver Island?

Easier to pin down with a location.

Yes, southern Vancouver Island.
To my inexperienced eye I think it looks like a striped hawk moth after an image search.
i think they look pretty awesome.

MarkmD · Sep 3, 2015

That was a great find & pic's thanks for sharing.

Tenevanica · Sep 3, 2015

Try posting this on bugguide.net. That is a much more reliable source for identification pictures than arachnoboards.

pannaking22 · Sep 3, 2015

White lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata - http://bugguide.net/node/view/3071/bgimage

edgeofthefreak · Sep 3, 2015

I've heard that these guys can stridulate. I've never heard it, but they can make a noise when annoyed. I imagine it sounds like a tiny vuvuzela.

Great find!

BCscorp · Sep 4, 2015

The lady who is holding it said she thinks it is a white lined sphynx moth.
Thanks for the replies, hope to find some more critters to post.

Smokehound714 · Sep 8, 2015

Larvae are said to click their mandibles when angered and attempt to bite, sometimes. But i've never seen this.

I do know the adults actually will try to jab you with their rear tibial spines if you touch them though. Can actually hurt a bit with larger specimens. One large female i raised actually drew a little blood that way.

Hyles lineata is a wonderful species to raise.

Unidentified moth

BCscorp

Arachnoprince

dementedlullaby

Arachnobaron

The Snark

Dumpster Fire of the Gods

BCscorp

Arachnoprince

MarkmD

Arachnoprince

Tenevanica

Arachnodemon

pannaking22

Arachnoemperor

edgeofthefreak

Arachno-titled!

BCscorp

Arachnoprince

Smokehound714

Arachnoking