The Typhon Sphinx Moth

What: Eumorpha typhon

Sex: Unknown

City: Patagonia, Arizona

County: Santa Cruz County

How: Attracted to 160W Mercury Vapor & 160 W Blacklight Fluroresent lights

When: July 2003

Who: Robert J. Nuelle, III.

Comments: Of all the Sphinx Moths that we went to Arizona to find this was at the top of the list. This large and magnificently colored Moth is a proze and a real beauty. It is a very strong flyer and difficult to capture while on the wing. For sone reason these came mostly to the ground around our light set-up if they landed at all. Robert captured several on this trip.