That is soo cool!

Excellent

Great photo!

Thanks! Last night the moths were all over my datura plant so I had to get some shots. I used a Canon 550EX flash pointed upwards, and held a piece of paper above that to reflect the light down onto the subject.

Is it a Sphinx Moth? How wonderful. I have never seen one here.

I thought it was, but looking at the photos I'm wondering if it's a hawk moth. Where's Janet?

lol...I've only heard of Sphinx Moths, so didn't even think of anything else. If it's a Hawk Moth, well, I've never seen one of those here either

Same here. When I googled for sphinx moth photos last night, they didn't look much like my moth here.

It's either a 5 spotted Hawk Moth or a Carolina Sphinx - both are referred to as Hornworm moths, the former Tobacco Hornworm, the latter, Tomato Hornworm Moth.