Let's find out the weight of North America's heaviest native moth, the Giant Sphinx! This pupa is from the largest caterpillar I've ever seen, found deep in the Florida Everglades. Stay tuned to see the bat sized moth this emerged into! #moth #pupa #metamorphosis #entomology #sphinxmoth | Matthew Nochisaki

Sphinx moth pupa about to emerge, very lively! #bug #moth #insect | Matt's Macrophotography

Witness one of the most incredible scenes in metamorphosis take place, a moth emerging from its pupa. I was lucky enough to observe this Giant sphinx, Cocytius antaeus emerge after having waited patiently for a month following its development. I actually was not lucky at all, but rather knew exactly the moment this was going to take place and was ready to record this spectacle. Large moths such as this sphinx, rely on pressure changes in the atmosphere, humidity shifts, and photoperiod when it c