Saturday, October 15, 2011

Nephele hespera

Nephele hespera is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae, commonly known as hawk or sphinx moth. It has a wingspan of about 80 mm.

Hawk Moth-Nephele hespera

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2 comments :

  1. Fantastic!
    These moths are so gorgeous!
    Not easy to find them unless one attracts them with light at night! I've tried it this summer with a Lepidoptera specialist but the weather was too cold for anything truly interesting sadly!
    Great pictures!

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  2. Thanks Noushka for the feedback! Never tried attracting moth to light.

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