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Privet Hawk Moth

Sphinx ligustri

Photo by Annelies
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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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Sphinx ligustri

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Comments (4)
Annelies
Thank you Jacob! I'll be registering for National Moth Week right away!
Jacob Gorneau
Stunning, Lizzy! Have you registered for National Moth Week yet? National Moth Week is a global citizen science event that celebrates the amazing biodiversity of moths. This year, National Moth Week is July 19 to July 27! Your country, Belgium, is not on the map yet! Looking for moths near an outside light is all you need to do. You can register for a private or public and find more information at www.nationalmothweek.org. It would be great if you are interested in participating. If you add a spotting to the “Moths of the World” mission (as you have here) of a moth found during National Moth Week, you will contribute to important citizen science data! The mission can be found here: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449. Feel free to contact me with any questions via comments here or in an email: [email protected].
Salticus
Looks like a privet hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri!

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PublishedJune 25, 2014

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