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Green Hawk Moth

Pergesa acteus

Description:

Beautiful green hawk moth perched on hoya leaf.

Habitat:

Urban garden.

Notes:

http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/p_act.... The only species in the genus Pergesa.

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11 Comments

Thank you Chocolochao! :)

Chocolochao
Chocolochao 11 years ago

Amazing and I agree with Anton I need to get away from north America

Thank you for your comment antondazomb and have a safe trip! :)

Thank you Emanuel!

antondazomb
antondazomb 11 years ago

Man I need to leave go on a trip away from north america, sooo many awesome bugs everyone

emanuelgoyco
emanuelgoyco 11 years ago

Looks like an alien spaceship! awesome! :)

Thank you Heidi! :)

HeidiEaton
HeidiEaton 11 years ago

What a beautiful moth!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Wonderful !

Thank you Agnes! The caterpillars are common. We often see them on our calachuchi plants but we seldom if ever see the moths.

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Wonderful creature. It even looks like a jetplane.

Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Spotted on Dec 1, 2012
Submitted on Dec 1, 2012

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