Havent ever seen one before. Apparently its a Banded Sphynx Moth, supposedly not a native to southern Illinois. Google said native to the southern states and south and central america. Well somebody forgot to tell this one. Thats the upper frame of my screen door for size reference. Not as big as a Luna moth but still a good sized one.

Those big moths fly super high while mating, to avoid predation. Wind currents can push them well out of their normal range in just a few hours.

Keith

That's one crazy good camo pattern.

Thanks for the info, its always interesting to know how some animals end up in areas they arent normally found.

Yep, if it had been on a tree limb I never would have noticed him

Neat looking moth, never seen one before.

My first thought was a Catapla Sphinx moth, they look similar

I see those around here occasionally.