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Xylophanes amadis, Bellavista, Ecuador Very often confused with Xylophanes docilis, but there's a clear way to separate them. Docilis has a clear vertical dark stripe along the abdomen:<br />
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Xylophanes amadis, Bellavista, Ecuador

Very often confused with Xylophanes docilis, but there's a clear way to separate them. Docilis has a clear vertical dark stripe along the abdomen:
https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figures?category=59b7e2a42110df36d05f077b

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Christine Young

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Your moth photos are amazing. Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 3 years ago

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The Xylophanes amadis

''Xylophanes amadis'' is large moth of the Family Sphingidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 9, 2022. Captured Nov 7, 2021 21:07 in X8M9+JM Tandayapa, Ecuador.

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NIKON D850
f/13.0
1/60s
ISO64
105mm

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