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Sphinx ligustri
It has a 12 centimetres (4.7 in) wingspan, and is found in urban areas, forests and woodlands. Sphinx ligustri Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Sphinx Species: S. ligustri Binomial name Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758 The male Privet Hawk-moth can make a hissing sound, if disturbed, by rubbing together a set of scales and spines at the end of its abdomen Diet As its name describes, the caterpillars feed on privets, as well as ash trees, lilacs, jasmine, and a number of other plants.
Sphinx ligustri, known as the Privet Hawk Moth, is a species of moth found in most of the Palearctic ecozone
My wife find it in our backyard http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&...
:) i'am a ignorant about mooths and pupaes :) from what i read we dont have those two,only in lab research,i saw many links that talk about the use of manduca's species to lab research in Portugal and all over the world,the link you gave me talk about that i think,after i gone to google to search for a portuguese or european tomato\tabaco horn worm and nothing on europe only in americas and i think in extrem orient (not 100% sure),then searching by cientific family's and by the genus i found it i think :) it's, to average person,exactely the same,the only reason i was sarching more was because the range habitat of Manduca specieswas not coincident,your id was crucial to the id,from there i began :)thanks a lot you have maked a great research for me,thanks very much Emma
My ID is also that of a Hawk Moth.
You are more familiar with the Hawk moth species in Braga.You are probably correct.DO you have tomato hornworm or tobacco horn worm?
If the color is darker, it could also mean that the pupa is dead. Just be patient and continue observing. Your patience could give you so much satisfaction when it emerges.
Se a cor é mais escura, pode também significar que a pupa está morto. Basta ter paciência e continuar observando. Sua paciência poderia dar-lhe tanta satisfação quando emerge.
Emma,in the process of id changes i resarch a bit and from what i read in the wipedia links, the pupae is from another mooth,the one you suggest me lived only in americas,this one is from Palearctic ecozone,the pupae's are to my eyes exactly the same,only the colour of minr is darker but the shape is the same,what you think?
@thanks Emma for the id :)
@thanks jolly ,we have it in a open glace cup,but no signs of any alterations
É um pupa borboleta prestes a se transformar em uma borboleta. Observá-lo até que ele sai. Você tem fotos muito bonitas de se saindo.
my wife find it in our back yard,to me it look like a stage of a insect ,if it was find in Porto it could be a marine organism ,but braga is 40km far from atlantic ocean :)
Spotted on Jun 13, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012
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