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Pergesa acteus
Pergesa acteus (Cramer, 1779) Sphingidae, Macroglossinae.
attracted to porch light
Spotted on Jun 26, 2013
Submitted on Jul 21, 2013
4 Comments
Yes, that is the one! this is my first encounter..
Among the first hawk moths I first saw on the internet. Was really fascinated!
Compare with the ''Leaf-shaped moth'' at the foot of this page (Gallery).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth
Thanks J :-)
Magnificent, Nuwan!