It's one of the Sphinx moths.....no idea which one from that picture. Since you didn't take the picture I can say that it's practically useless for identification purposes, lol.

Good suggestion...I will pass that along to her, thanks!

Have her take a picture from above so that I can see the pattern and shape of the wings.

Try looking at pix of Hyles gallii to see if it matches. They have that tan and brown wing pattern as well as the white body stripe.

tj

Here are some images of Sphinx Moths.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sphinx Moths