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Pellucid Hawk Moth

Cephonodes hylas hylas

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NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago
Pellucid Hawk Moth
Cephonodes hylas hylas Cephonodes hylas


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veenavarma7
veenavarma7 11 years ago

yes Karen,it had clear winds and this pic was taken in broad daylight

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

A type of clearwing moth... But don't know species. We also call them "hummingbird moth" since they hover like hummers and are diurnal - unlike most moths.

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veenavarma7
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veenavarma7

Uttarakhand, India

Spotted on Oct 29, 2012
Submitted on Oct 29, 2012

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