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Cephonodes hylas
Large moth with transparent wings.Fuzzy body with terminal part being yellow. Maroon band above the yellow. Mossy green with white stripes above that. Head is green. Abdomen white.
It was lying quietly on the cemented area near a tap in my garden. A couple of ants were on its legs. I picked it up and placed in on the boundary wall where a shaft of early morning sunlight had fallen. The ants dropped off. The moth was very sluggish...may be at the end of its life cycle or just cold?
25 October 2016: It was still where I had placed it for safety but barely stirring. Its wings are really special;http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2015/01/pellucid-hawk-moths-wings-like-invisibility-cloak
Spotted on Oct 24, 2016
Submitted on Oct 24, 2016
17 Comments
Thanks, Doc
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Congrats Sukanya for the SOTD!
Thanks Nidhin, Hema, armadeus.4.
Great Bangla Hema ...:)
Congrats Sukanya :)
beautiful Sukanya,Khoop bhalo aaachi ;)
Congratulations Sukanya! Very well deserved. Great images, great story, thank you for sharing :)
Thank you, Daniele, Gilma, Diaz José Miguel, and dandoucette.
What a lovely, lovely surprise. Thank you so much, Rangers. I am so happy to get the SOTD but happier to have been able to share it on PN. Many thanks.
Congratulations on the SOTD, wonderful spotting, SukanyaDatta,
Congratulations Sukanya, this beautiful moth is our Spotting of the Day!
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What a beauty
Beautiful! Love the hummingbird moths.
Delighted to have been able to. Thank you, triggsturner.
Great spotting Sukanya. Great colours. Thank you for sharing it.
Wow Sukanya! I used to see these types of moths during my school days only - not now!
Thanks JamesPriest2. The wings are really crystal-like transparent.
The wings are amazing. Makes it look like a cross between another type of insect