Critter of the night

Some scary-looking moth-like creature we found during a night walk in Andasibe, Madagascar.

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alxmb

Mountain Gorilla

I hope I got the species right :) Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for ID-ing! Posted 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Can imagine the difficulty on IDing this one, well done Alex! Assuming its right:) Posted 12 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

That's a biggy. Given your zoom range you were fairly close to it. Good and careful job there. Posted 12 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I should say this is a crop so I wasn't as close as this looks :) Posted 12 years ago
2. 1. Ludo Sak
    
    Lion
    
    Did the eyes reflecting your flashlight draw your attention? I can imagine missing this one at night:) Posted 12 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      If I recall correctly, our guide spotted this one. With 3 flashlights we were quite a shiny bunch :) And yes, watching for eye reflections is the key strategy for night spotting. Posted 12 years ago

The Privet hawk moth

"Sphinx ligustri", known as the Privet Hawk Moth, is a species of moth found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.
The male Privet Hawk-moth can make a hissing sound, if disturbed, by rubbing together a set of scales and spines at the end of its abdomen.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by alxmb

By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Dec 18, 2012. Captured Sep 3, 2012 19:17 in 2, Madagascar.

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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.