Insect and Spider Identification: Which is this moth?

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Forum: Insect and Spider Identification Replies: 3, Views: 33

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Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
November 09, 2009
11:56 AM
Post #7255982
I found it inside the house on a decorative wall hanging after dusk. Which is this one?

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suunto
Sinks Grove, WV
November 09, 2009
12:54 PM
Post #7256206
This is an oleander hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii; Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/yhk5q96 for an image.
themoonhowl
Prairieville, LA
(Zone 9a)
November 09, 2009
02:39 PM
Post #7256561
Dinu, that is a great picture. You should consider posting that picture in the Bug Files here on DG.
Dinu
Mysore
India
(Zone 10a)
November 10, 2009
09:38 AM
Post #7259464
Thanks. Will post it there into my own entry there. Just checked it up. What lovely pattern!

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