1 Coprosma Hawk Moth at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Hippotion scrofa | 11 Mar 2024 | donhe | ||
| Hippotion scrofa | 10 Mar 2024 | MatthewFrawley |
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1 comment
donhe
wrote:
11 Mar 2024
Great photo: can see the haustellum protruding into the flower as it hovers.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792254-35.454762
- Altitude 682.0m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2024 07:17 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Collections
72 Araluen Road MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hippotion scrofa Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Buddleja Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
- True Insect on a flower
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
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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