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Barbary Spurge Hawkmoth Caterpillar

Hyles cretica

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Barbary Spurge Hawkmoth Caterpillar
Hyles cretica Hyles cretica


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2 Comments

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

Nice image!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Quite a tricky one. There is a endemic Hyles species on Crete, this was called formerly Hyles tithymali cretica, however, is now accepted as own species. Interesting spotting!!

Κρήτη, Greece

Spotted on Oct 19, 2010
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

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