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Gaudy Sphinx

Eumorpha labruscae

Habitat:

I found this specimen in a region of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Notes:

I was walking back to home, and, a bird let this dead moth fall.

3 Comments

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 10 years ago

Uh, very thanks for help "eelhsamarie" and "Jakubko"! ;)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Lovely spotting! eelhsamarie is correct, this is a hawk moth, also known as a sphinx moth in the family Sphingidae. Gorgeous!

eelhsamarie
eelhsamarie 10 years ago

It looks like a type of Hawk Moth.

LeonardoMB
Spotted by
LeonardoMB

São José do Rio Pardo, SP, Brazil

Spotted on Aug 28, 2013
Submitted on Aug 28, 2013

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