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Privet Hawk Moth
Sphinx ligustri
51.2841, 4.4322
Field Notes
Description:
The front wings are brown in color with two black spots and stripes while the lower wings are pale pink with two black bands. The most obvious traits of this hawk moth are the black thorax and the striped dark pink tail.
Habitat:
Urban areas, forests and woodlands.
Notes:
Found this beautiful hawk moth in my garden hiding on a sunflower stem in the early evening. It measured about 9 cm in length.
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