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Moths (Lepidoptera)
Hawk moths (Sphingidae)

Hawk moths (Sphingidae)

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Hawk moths (Sphingidae)

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ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Still looks green to me, not orange!
Hippotion scrofa
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
Yes, antennae too brown for H. scrofa.
Hippotion rosetta
donhe wrote:
Yesterday
The white antennae and legs look good for H. scrofa, but the hindwing appears orange now rather than red. I suspect the low red content is a photographic/illumination artefact.
Hippotion scrofa
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
A green hindwing?
Hippotion scrofa
ibaird wrote:
Yesterday
Hippotion rosetta?
Hippotion rosetta

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