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Photo by C.Sydes
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Field Notes

Description:

very similar to the Sundowner moth, Sphingomorpha chlorea but distinctly narrower delta shape and also a little smaller overall

Habitat:

attracted to house lights, agricultural smallholding outside town

Species ID Suggestions

Sundowner moth / Beer moth

Sphingomorpha chlorea
Johan Heyns
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Comments (1)
C.Sydes
almost certainly correct; perhaps it was badly nourished as a larva

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PublishedJuly 25, 2013

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