Hippotion scrofa

Coprosma Hawk Moth at Lockhart River, QLD

Hippotion scrofa at Lockhart River, QLD - 2 Aug 2024 08:21 PM
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Hippotion scrofa 11 Mar 2025 ibaird
Hippotion scrofa 11 Mar 2025 donhe
Sphingidae 11 Mar 2025 DiBickers
Unidentified 2 Aug 2024 lbradley

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3 comments

ibaird wrote:
   11 Mar 2025
A green hindwing?
donhe wrote:
   11 Mar 2025
The white antennae and legs look good for H. scrofa, but the hindwing appears orange now rather than red. I suspect the low red content is a photographic/illumination artefact.
ibaird wrote:
   11 Mar 2025
Still looks green to me, not orange!

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