Deaths head sphinx in North America?

[John Snyder]

Folks, a correspondent in North Carolina tells me of seeing two acherontia
atropos, the deaths head moth, in that state.  Claims they made the
characteristic "powerful squeeking noise" when prodded to fly.

Question:  has this species been seen in North America?  If not, any
explanation for two being seen in a neighborhood?

John Snyder
Dept. of Biology
Furman University
Greenville, SC USA



 
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