Coprosma Hawk Moth at Lyneham, ACT
Identification history
| Hippotion scrofa | 1 Mar 2022 | donhe | ||
| Hippotion scrofa | 1 Mar 2022 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Feb 2022 | belzie8 |
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User's notes
Hawk moth, located in the bathrooms at the Canberra Show sunday Feb 27, relocated outside on a Gum Tree behind some bark. This moth had very red colouring other underside of the hindwings this was only seen when wings were fully extended for flight.
4 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
1 Mar 2022
Hi Belinda, click on Edit & then drag the photos onto the page as before.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.146237-35.231102
- Altitude 604.0m
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2022 12:05 PM Recorded on
- belzie8 Recorded by
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Insects Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera)
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Hippotion scrofa Scientific name
- Coprosma Hawk Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1676.2m Recorded at altitude
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