Sphingidae
A Hawk moth at Chisholm, ACT
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| Sphingidae | ibaird | 9 Feb 2024 | |
| Sphingidae | donhe | 8 Feb 2024 | |
| Hippotion scrofa | RomanSoroka | 8 Feb 2024 |
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Probably the worst photograph ever submitted to NatureMapr. This was a quick flash shot taken in the dark, which successfully frightened the moth away, so it is all I have.
2 comments
8 Feb 2024
An amazing photo. We have had many worse than that. Forewings look good for H. scrofa, but hindwings orange rather than red? Maybe a trick of the lighting ? Many other Sphingidae species have orange hindwings.
8 Feb 2024
Thank you for your kind comments regarding my very poor photograph. I can't comment on the how colour appeared to the naked eye as the photograph was taken in near total darkness, if it had not been for the buzzing I probably would not have known the moth was there. However I know camera I am sure it was more likely to have been orange rather than red. Before posting I looked at the reported H. scrofa sightings and thought this one looked similar, Hippotion scrofa (Coprosma Hawk Moth) , but I was probably being a bit over enthusiastic.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.131996-35.427954
- Places Chisholm, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Feb 2024 08:53 PM Recorded on
- RomanSoroka Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- Insects Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) RomanSoroka Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sphingidae
Species information
- Sphingidae Scientific name
- A Hawk moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 97.78m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species