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Sundowner moth

Sphingomorpha chlorea

Photo by staccyh
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Sphingomorpha chlorea African Moths Home Page

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Comments (4)
Michael Strydom
I hear you... so many of them with variations as well. never the less good shot in good light for an id !!
staccyh
Yes I think so too, same colours. I'm so bad with moth identification!
Michael Strydom
ahh I see your moth at the bottom of the web page I posted.... I think
Michael Strydom
Closest thing I can find is a Sundowner Moth - Sphingomorpha Chlorea... not the same colouring but similar... http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/EREBINAE/sphingomorpha%20chlorea.html

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