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Hippotion celerio
The body and forewing of the adult moth are green and ochre. They have silvery white dots and streaks, with a silvery band running obliquely on the forewing. The hindwing is red near its lower angle (tornus) to pinkish over other parts of the wing. It is crossed by a black bar and black veins.The forewing is typically 28–35 millimetres (1.1–1.4 in) long. It feeds on plants such as bedstraw (Galium) and willowherb (Epilobium).
Spotted on Jan 7, 2013
Submitted on Jan 7, 2013
5 Comments
Thank you Telse and DaneCole for your comments!
Gorgeous! Very nice shot Patricia.
Absolutely gorgeous! nice one Patricia.
thank you SusanEllison!
:)
amazing macro