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male Hippotion rosetta hawk moth on house wall …
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… went out half an hour later to see if it was still there, but the unfortunate moth had been attacked by an Asian House Gecko
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The moth escaped from the gecko and dropped to the ground badly beaten up. I put it in a tree away from the house - doubtful whether it would have survived.
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VINE HAWK MOTH FACTS |
Identification
The Vine Hawk Moth is a brown hawk moth. The hindwings are red with brown margins. There are faint reddish bands on the abdomen. The head and shoulders are darker brown.
Other Names
Chaerocampa depictum
Size
length 5cm
Food
feeds on flowers of plants including Lantana, Duranta , Ixora
Range
found in south-east Asia and (northern?) parts of Australia
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Lepidoptera | | Family: | Sphingidae | | Genus: | Hippotion | | Species: | rosetta | | Common Name: | Vine Hawk Moth |
Relatives in same Genus
Vine Hawk Moth (H. celerio)
Coprosma Hawk Moth (H. scrofa)
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