Father Tom walked up to me and presented me with a dead sphinx moth this morning while I was setting up the Wingscapes display at the ABA convention. For someone such as myself with a strong interest in the moth side of the Lepidoptera, this is indeed a great gift and a perfect example of why I love associating with naturaists. Now I just need to identify it and snap a few higher quality photos for my collection.
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