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Top View Of Hawk Moth Of Papua New Guinea Not the best of images but good for further I.D of this Moth, keep in mind that the flash has burned out some of the colours and details. Geotagged,Moth Week 2018,Papua New Guinea,Spring,Theretra nessus,Yam Hawk Moth Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Top View Of Hawk Moth Of Papua New Guinea

Not the best of images but good for further I.D of this Moth, keep in mind that the flash has burned out some of the colours and details.

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    WildFlower
    Lion
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    It is convincing. Here are a few nice photos of it from different points of view and more info.
    http://www.macaubiodiversity.org/theretra-nessus/
    http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/t_nes.htm     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View physignathus's profile
      physignathus
      King Cobra
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      Excellent links thank you! Posted 10 years ago

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The Yam Hawk Moth

The Yam Hawk Moth is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, southern China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, northern Australia and New Caledonia. It is a recent immigrant in Oahu.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by physignathus
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Uploaded Feb 12, 2015. Captured Oct 28, 2014 09:07 in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/6.3
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 62mm

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