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A very Large Hawk Moth I took this late at night in the rain under a bright light at an inland oil rig in Papua New Guinea there were dozens of them flying around some of which were bumping into my face (because they were so big it hurt!) Daphnis moorei,Geotagged,Papua New Guinea,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A very Large Hawk Moth

I took this late at night in the rain under a bright light at an inland oil rig in Papua New Guinea there were dozens of them flying around some of which were bumping into my face (because they were so big it hurt!)

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    physignathus
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    I think this could be a Daphnis moorei but I could be wrong! Using my leg as a reference to show the size of this giant! Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Amazing! The reason I got interested in this country is that on TV I saw a scientific expedition to a remote area there (some kind of crater) where the scientists were tasked with finding as many new species as possible. Not only did they find a new mammal (which is very rare), there was also an entomologist looking for new insects. At night he pulled out a white sheet of blanket and shone a light on it. Soon after, he was overwhelmed with hundreds of different moth species on just that sheet alone, of which dozens were never described by science. Posted 10 years ago
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    Fantastic shot! :D Posted 10 years ago
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      physignathus
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      Thank you! Posted 10 years ago

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The Daphnis moorei

"Daphnis moorei" is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the northern half of Australia. The forewing upperside is similar to "Daphnis hypothous".

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Uploaded Feb 11, 2015. Captured Oct 27, 2014 19:40 in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/22.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 130mm