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Hyles gallii
Large moth with a streamlined appearance. Olive green body with tan/white lines on forewings, pink and black on underwings. This species is found in North America and in Eurasia. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax...
Rural yard with long grass.
Found this beauty hiding in the grass in the morning. It was a bit lethargic so I was able to get most of the shots I wanted before it warmed up and flew away. I tried to get a good shot of the underwings but only ended up with the one last photo as the moth was getting ready to launch itself off of my shirt.
Spotted on Aug 11, 2012
Submitted on Aug 13, 2012
6 Comments
Thank you Uday! I enjoy handling the larger moths when I can find them. I have always liked the Sphinx moths.
wonderful!
i also love to handle moths like this :)
Thank you MelissaFerguson,nexttogone and CarolSnowMilne. I honestly don't know what happened to that last picture. I will have to check it when I get home.
Great moth! I can't view photo #6 though.
Really like the photo's...really cool moth!!
Beautiful series! Love the clarity!