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Sphingidae moth

Psilogramma increta

Photo by angiud
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Description:

A well camouflaged Sphingidae moth

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Comments (6)

Fun fact! Most moths work the night shift, although there are also diurnal or day-flying moths. Nocturnal moths hide out in crevices and under leaves during the hours of daylight, but some have such amazing camouflage that they are able to hide in plain sight, like this Sphingidae moth (Psilogramma increta). https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10153969955230603/?type=1&stream_ref=10
Welcome to Project Noah, angiud fantastic first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing We hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: We invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!
Very nice first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project. That is fabulous camouflage.
Hi angiud and welcome to Project Noah. Spectacular moth. You did well to see it.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2014

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