The Small-eyed Sphinx is a small hawk moth with brown-patterned forewings and pink-and-black hindwings with small, modest eyespots that give it its common name. It is one of the most commonly encountered sphinx moths at lights across the eastern United States in late spring and summer. The fat, green caterpillar has oblique white side stripes.
Habitat
Forests and woodlands with cherry and serviceberry
Diet
Larvae: wild cherry, serviceberry, and birch. Adults: nectar
How common
Common
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