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Hawk moth/Sphinx moth

Hippotion sp.

Description:

Length: ~1.6cm Season : Winter season Time : 11:20pm 16Dec2021 Frequency : Very Rare Life stage : Adult

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Pale striated hawkmoth
Hippotion boerhaviae https://www.mothsofindia.org/#!/sp/358063/Hippotion-boerhaviae


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2 Comments

m.prasad.369
m.prasad.369 2 years ago

Thank you arne.roysland and Ornithoptera80! :)

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 2 years ago

I would keep it at Hippotion sp. because, the species Hippotion rosetta looks very similar.
https://inaturalist.ca/observations?loca...

m.prasad.369
Spotted by
m.prasad.369

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Dec 16, 2021
Submitted on Dec 18, 2021

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