Venomoth #049
Venomoth has forked hindwings, a characteristic of swallowtail butterflies.
Japanese Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus)
Peellden (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
Uoaei1 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Most swallowtail butterflies fly at great heights. The spicebush swallowtail butterfly is an exception.
Spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus)
Benny Mazur (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)
Didier Descouens (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Venomoth also shares characteristics with sphynx moths. It has shorter and thicker legs than a butterfly as well as a fuzzy and plump body.