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Lime Hawk-moth

Mimas tiliae

Description:

We found this moth sleeping on a vending machine. The colors look like it should be nicely camouflaged on the bark of planes trees (sycamore), but a cursory search on the internet turned up no direct connections.

Habitat:

Suburban carwash along arterial lined with Tilia (big-leaf linden) trees


1 species ID suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 months ago
Lime Hawk-moth
Mimas tiliae Mimas tiliae

1 Comment

Bruce Weiskotten
Bruce Weiskotten 10 months ago

Identified promptly with a little help from my friends. There are indeed an abudance of Tilia (linden) trees in the neighborhood.

Camaiore, Toscana, Italy

Lat: 43.94, Long: 10.30

Spotted on Aug 11, 2012
Submitted on Aug 12, 2012

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