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Identify Moth Please



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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:27 am   Post subject: Identify Moth Please


This was in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, at around 8PM if that matters.


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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:12 am   Post subject:


That looks like my hummingbird moths.


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Oh, yeah it is, thank you Very Happy

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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:09 am   Post subject:


I don't think this is a Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellaratum). It is from the same family (Sphingidae) but much more like a Striped Hawkmoth (Hyles lineata).

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