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Vine hawk moth - Hippotion celerio

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    Wonderful, Ernst! Posted 4 years ago
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      Thank you Verdy Posted 4 years ago
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    Could me a muppet. Great shot Ernst Posted 4 years ago
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      Yes it looks a bit like it. Posted 4 years ago

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The Silver-striped hawk-moth

"Hippotion celerio", the vine hawk-moth or silver-striped hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of "Systema Naturae".

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Apr 5, 2021. Captured Apr 5, 2021 12:11 in 66 Franklin Parade, Encounter Bay SA 5211, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO800
  • 78mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.