Pandora Sphinx Moth

I saw one of these the other day in our Garage.....
Very Pretty
I think I have a New Found Love for Moths!

I love this Website: www.butterfliesandmoths.org
This is where I found this Picture,,,,,
I did take a picture of it with my phone, But it didnt turn out too good.

Eumorpha pandorus

Look What I Found!!!

The other day on my day off, I found this moth! This is me holding the moth.
I was looking out my window,,,,,watching birds in the yard and I saw a mockingbird chasing something. But this "something" was pretty big and the mockingbird looked confused and a little scared! LOL
So I walked out into the yard and I found this moth! He was huge and he was just Beautiful!!
So I got my husband to come out and take a picture of me holding the moth.
Since then I have found out it is a Polyphemus Moth! It is named after the cyclops Polyphemus from Homer’s Odyssey for the startling eyespots on their hind wings.
It was a very windy day. The moth looked to be in pretty good shape,,,,,but then again I dont know. The mockingbird may have hurt him. He didnt really try to fly away. I took him to the back yard and found a nice safe spot on some jasmine and I put him there. I went back later and he was gone. So maybe he wasnt hurt.

Antheraea Polyphemus