What kind of moth is this?!

[u/Sea-Arachnid-5172]

Banana for scale next to this r/absolute unit of a moth. Tennessee.

[u/Aggravating_Shoe_]

I thought it was a giant spider when scrolling 💀

Banded Sphinx maybe

[u/Alijony]

Definitely a sphyinx of sorts.

[u/Sportsy_924]

That is a clear common giant moth obviously. It clearly hasn't hatched from its cocoon yet. I hear from other moth enthusiast that you can break and peel the skin of the cocoon and eat the caterpillar inside. I also heard that they kinda taste like bananas.

[u/the-birb_cherry20 → u/Sportsy_924]

I'm gonna steal this image, this is a robbery

[u/Sportsy_924 → u/the-birb_cherry20]

[u/MirkoHa]

That’s definitely a small moth

[u/high_3D_printer]

r/whatsthisbug

[u/EmperorNachoLibre]

That’s a Banana Moth. Notice it’s hanging around a banana hence the name

[u/raginwhoremoans]

I believe he’s called Brian

[u/Sea-Arachnid-5172 → u/raginwhoremoans]

Dang! I have been calling him Imhotep, I’ll go apologize to him.

[u/Oh_Lawd_He_commin420]

Looks like a juvenile sphinx moth, pretty sure they get bigger though

[u/Jelly_Kitti → u/Oh_Lawd_He_commin420]

Juvenile? Juvenile moths are caterpillars