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Pellucid Hawk Moth

Cephonodes hylas

Photo by Greg23
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Nearly 4.5 cm tip to tail, clear wings. Beautiful green with vivid maroon strip on body, appears almost hairy.

Habitat:

Found near dry scrub land, on the edge of an inhabited neighborhood, in between rain storms. Nandini flame trees are beginning to bloom.

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Comments (4)

Nice spotting Greg23. I found this in Bengaluru one year ago.
Wow, what a clear photo Greg. Thanks for sharing it.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2019

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