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Striped Hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

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Field Notes

Description:

I found this pretty big moth (or butterfly) while i was still in Qatar. It dint move or fly much . i jus left it in my garden (after a long tym keeping it inside a jar) and after sometym it vanished

Habitat:

Dry and arid place

Notes:

This species is found in Africa, Southern Europe and Central and East Asia and Poland.

Species ID Suggestions

White-lined sphinx

Hyles lineata
MirnaManteca
1

Striped Hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

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Reza Hashemizadeh
2

Comments (4)
Reza Hashemizadeh
Beautiful Spotting Mohammad, though they look very similar this seems to be a Hyles livornica since Hyles lineata in not found in your region. Please Verify though :)
Mohammad Yasin Chowdhury
but im wondering how this moth native to north america ended up in Qatar in the middle-east r u sure it is the same species

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Moths of the World
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Qatar's Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2013

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