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Striped Hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

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Field Notes

Notes:

The smallest one I have ever seen, it my little finger next to it

Species ID Suggestions

Striped Hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

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Comments (5)
bayucca
Hi, hi, giggling with bayucca...
bayucca
You have long fingers... No, just kidding... It is quite a small moth. Wingspan is 60-85 mm, with males being slightly smaller than the females. There might be size variations due to migration period, seasonal availability of food resources and geographic location.
AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg
bayucca, Thank you, do they really get so small or was this just lucky on my side, its really small
bayucca
Sphingidae, Macroglossinae, Hyles livornica. http://boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=34100

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