Five-spotted hawk moth, Roswell NM 9/11/22

Looks large-ish.

Noice

Yeah it was pretty big

Roswell, huh?

Yup, southeast New Mexico

I was driving with my window open on Saturday night, and I heard a thump. I looked on my floor, and there was this big moth. I assumed it was dead.

When I parked about 15 minutes later, it was not only alive, it was holding on to my shoe. I opened my door and shook it off my shoe. When it was on the ground, I took the picture.

It was probably injured, because it was flapping its wings really hard but wasn't going anywhere. The next morning, it was gone.

holy moly cool!

Thanks!

What’s the bet someone tried making a 9/11 joke because of the title. ;-;