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Clearwing Moth

Synanthedon sp.

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13 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Thank you Lauren!
Thank you Margarita!

MargaritaOrlova
MargaritaOrlova 11 years ago

Beautiful shot!

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Great find Nuwan! What a fan-fare for a tail!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Thank you Bernadette, Telse..!

Telse
Telse 11 years ago

Kewl!

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 11 years ago

Neat spotting! I like his tuft of red.

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

thanks Mayra!!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 12 years ago

thanks everyone :)
@BillCarpenter, i was unable to observe it's flying pattern.

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

That family of moths (the Sesiidae) have a number of remarkable wasp and bee mimics.

BillCarpenter
BillCarpenter 12 years ago

Hard to believe it is a moth. Does it fly like a moth or a wasp?

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

Beautiful!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Wow muy bella y el color rojo en la terminación fantástico

NuwanChathuranga
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NuwanChathuranga

Alawwa, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Mar 31, 2012
Submitted on Mar 31, 2012

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