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Title: a furry sphynx
Post by: abejaruco on May 29, 2008, 03:38:33 pm

I have posted usually hairless sphynx. I have captured one alive. The photo is not perfect, but you can see why is called sphynx (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esfinge_%28escultura%29).

(http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1696/dsc00824ue2.th.jpg) (http://img296.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00824ue2.jpg)

Title: Re: a furry sphynx
Post by: KONASDAD on May 29, 2008, 05:20:57 pm

very cool.

Title: Re: a furry sphynx
Post by: Scadsobees on May 30, 2008, 09:15:56 am

Looks more like an insane fu-manchu to me :-D

We have lots of different type of sphynx moths, but none that really resemble the statute in Egypt.  Maybe yours was the first to be named that and then the others in the family just inherited the name.

Rick

Title: Re: a furry sphynx
Post by: poka-bee on May 30, 2008, 11:17:58 am

Very cool!  I think it looks a bit like Kenny from Southpark....Jody

Title: Re: a furry sphynx
Post by: buzzbeejr on June 01, 2008, 11:31:07 am

It does resemble kenny.  :-D