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Ambulyx moorei
Sphinx with more than 60mm wingspan. Two big 'eyes' in the" loin", blacks with white 'pupil'. Another pair of eyes to the sides in the abdomen, where finish the wings, smaller than the previous ones and without pupil. Rest of the wings in design similar to dry sheet or wood. Family: Sphingidae Genus: Ambulyx Species: A. moorei
Tropical wood, close to the shore.
The underside of the body is red-orange.
Yes, Agnes. Could be cos of this part of Nothern Luzon there are not too much info. I edit like A. moorei; I think is correct.
Looks a lot like Ambulyx moorei, although Philippine distribution is recorded in Palawan and Balabac Island only. http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/Digital_Mot....