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"Vampire Sphinx" by Stanton F. Fink

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Tag As FavoriteComment		The Vampire Sphinx is a mutant moth. It arises whenever a caterpillar feeds on plants watered with vampire's ichor.

As befitting its name, the Vampire Sphinx feeds primarily on blood, though it is not a fussy feeder. In fact, the bloodthirsty creature readily feeds on humans, livestock, vermin, and even visits flowers.

However, these flying horrors prize vampire ichor above all else. Many vampires spin apocryphal tales of how a vampire narrowly survived the predations of vampire-hunters, only to be devoured by the vampire sphinxes hiding inside his coffin.


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10 Feb 2004:-) Chael Gunnell
Very interesting that you've created these interesting moths. I love moths, and think you did a lovely job. Did you know there ACTUALLY IS a species of moth called the Vampire-moth (Calyptra eustrigata) ? It lives in India/SE Asia and sucks peoples blood. I have some characters based off of it. That species is very rare, but does look similar to a sphinx moth.

1 Stanton F. Fink replies: "I'm very aware of that delightful species... These guys are based off of it. I've just been unable to find a picture of the bugger."
12 Feb 200445 Lisa Eshkenazi
You're the only person I know that would refer to a species of blood sucking moths as "delightful"
30 Jun 2004:-) H.M. ´Alang´ Muhammad Hanif
Hah... Finally... I've found it! As always, with a sound "scientific" explanation... Great work, Fink!
13 Feb 200845 Savanna
i think that they r so cool i love bugs and have a pet spider
13 Feb 200845 Savanna
it name is bob
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'Vampire Sphinx':
 • Created by: :-) Stanton F. Fink
 • Copyright: ©Stanton F. Fink. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Moth, Sphinx, Vampire
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc), Vampires, Zombies, Undeads, Dark, Gothic
 • Techniques: Coloured Pencils, Black Ink, Felt-tipped Pens, Mixed Media, Other Computer Paint Program, Mechanical/Technical Pencils
 • Inspirations: H.P.Lovecraft, Other Movie, TV-Show, Other Artist, Video/Computer Game
 • Submitted: 2004-02-01 06:25:15
 • Views: 2831
 • Resolution: 531x576

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