Silk Moth

What: Xylophanes falco

Sex: Unknown

City: Patagonia, Arizona

County: Santa Cruz County

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

When: July 2003

Who: David Kent

Comments: The Falco Sphinx moth is one of the miost striking of the Sphingids found in this area. It has such a highly tapered body it looks like some kind of exotic Jet Fighter. It is a rapid flyer and on the entire trip to Araizona - out of several thousand Sphinx Moths seen - only these three were captured.