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The Snout moth Captured on our wall last night. I'm trying to identify it, but no luck so far. Heesch,Hypena proboscidalis,Maashorst,Macro Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

The Snout moth

Captured on our wall last night. I'm trying to identify it, but no luck so far.

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Those moths are indeed difficult to identify. This page might help to ID:
    http://www.pbase.com/tarsiger/butterflies__moths -> macro -> herminiinae?
    good luck! :)

    Another page with lots of moths: http://www.orion-berlin.de/schmetter/eulen/eulen.htm     Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
  2. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    A moth called simply 'The Snout' (Hypena proboscidalis) has the closest matching look of the moths I saw on several sites.

    Found it on this interesting site:
    http://www.flevopix.nl/heterocera/index.html     Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thanks so much buddy. I think I came across that site before. Impressive still how you managed to pick the match, moth identification is HARD! Posted 13 years ago

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The Hypena proboscidalis

The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 25–38 mm. The moth flies in two generations from May to September.

The larvae feed on hop, nettle and Ground-elder.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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Uploaded Aug 18, 2012. Captured Aug 17, 2012 21:47.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/3.5
  • 1/60s
  • ISO125
  • 105mm