Hippotion scrofa

Coprosma Hawk Moth at Lyneham, ACT

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Identification history

Hippotion scrofa	1 Mar 2022	donhe
Hippotion scrofa	1 Mar 2022	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	27 Feb 2022	belzie8

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Hawk moth, located in the bathrooms at the Canberra Show sunday Feb 27, relocated outside on a Gum Tree behind some bark. This moth had very red colouring other underside of the hindwings this was only seen when wings were fully extended for flight.

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ibaird wrote:

1 Mar 2022

No photo?

belzie8 wrote:

1 Mar 2022

I did upload photos with it, I'm not sure what's happened

donhe wrote:

1 Mar 2022

Can you upload it again perhaps?

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

1 Mar 2022

Hi Belinda, click on Edit & then drag the photos onto the page as before.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.146237 -35.231102
Altitude 604.0m
Places Lyneham, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
27 Feb 2022 12:05 PM Recorded on
belzie8 Recorded by
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belzie8 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Unknown Gender

Species information

Hippotion scrofa Scientific name
Coprosma Hawk Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1676.2m Recorded at altitude
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Hippotion scrofa

Coprosma Hawk Moth at Lyneham, ACT

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