Title	Watercolor 21: Hawk and sphinx moths
Scientific Name	Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius); Paonias excaecatus (J. E. Smith)
Family Name	Sphingidae
Order Name	Lepidoptera
LC Subject Headings	Sphingidae -- Alabama -- Pictorial works Moths -- Alabama -- Pictorial works
EOA Categories	Geography & Environment -- Natural Environment -- Living Things Arts & Literature -- Painting, Sculpture, and the Plastic Arts
Description	This image depicts two hawk moths: Pink-spotted hawk moth, Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius) (top left); Blinded sphinx moth, Paonias excaecatus (J. E. Smith) (bottom right).
Background	In 1838, English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse created a portfolio of watercolor miniatures for the insects of Alabama he observed while visiting the state. Gosse was one of the 19th Century's foremost naturalists. He called his portfolio Entomologia Alabamensis, which was never formally published and is now held by the British Library. This image from the portfolio was made from a color transparency purchased from the British Library in 1993.
Place	Alabama
Creator	Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888
Date	1838
Original Medium	watercolor (paint)
Type	Image
Digital Format	jp2
Image Number	21
File Name	8.tif
Collection	Entomologia Alabamensis
Repository	British Library
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Rights	This image is licensed from the British Library. Copyright of the image belongs to the British Library and further reproduction is prohibited.
Contributors	Mullen, Gary R. (Gary Richard)
Submitted by	Caudle, Dana M.