Hawk Moth

Description:

Sphingidae; Macroglossinae; Eupanacra tiridates (Boisduval, 1875). "Eupanacra tiridates is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines. It is similar to Eupanacra regularis regularis, but the postmedian lines on the forewing upperside are less curved. There is a black costal mark, a smaller costal spot and a triangular, white subapical mark present." Wikipedia.

Habitat:

This Hawk Moth flew into our front terrace at 6:00 a.m. when I was having an early coffee. It landed on the door frame which made it difficult to photograph because the moth was pretty much the same colour as the woodwork. As for habitat, all I can say is that it came from the direction of our front garden, but I know that hawk moths fly in straight lines, very fast and can cover considerable distance. So it could have come from anywhere around our area. There are gardens, vegetable plots and farmland in all directions and, of course some human settlement all easily within its range.

Notes:

This was my first time to see Eupanacra tiridates. Although the colouring is dark, it has a great deal of intricate detail and I was happy to see it.