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Pellucid Hawk Moth

Description:

A clear-wing moth with a Rapid flight pattern . Belongs to the family Sphingidae. when stationary and in flight , it expands it's dark colored 'tufts' located in the far end of it's abdomen .When in flight , makes a rather low drone or humming sound.

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2 Comments

SachindraUmesh
SachindraUmesh 10 years ago

Thank you =)

Bhagya Herath
Bhagya Herath 10 years ago

great one Sachindra ....

SachindraUmesh
Spotted by
SachindraUmesh

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Sep 2, 2013
Submitted on Nov 2, 2013

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