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Closeup on the large Privet hawk-moth, Sphinx ligustri, hanging on a red brick wall in the garden

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$Sphinx pinastri, the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nThe larvae feed on Scots pine, Swiss pine, Siberian pine and Norway spruce. \nDescription:\nThe wings of Sphinx pinastri are grey with black dashes. The wingspan is 70–89 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. \nThe back of the thorax is grey with two dark bands around both sides. \nLife cycle:\nThe females lay their eggs in groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

Large black and white butterfly resting on a brick wall

Closeup of a Swallowtail butterfly sitting on a brick wall in the backyard on a summer day

$Scrofa Hawk-moth (Hippotion scrofa) adult at rest on tree trunk\nSouth-east Queensland, Australia.$

A Spotted Apatelodes moth spotted at the El Dorado Lodge near Santa Marta

Peacock Eye Moth Insect of the species Pseudautomeris luteata, nocturnal butterfly of the order Lepidoptera, superfamily Bombicoidea, family Saturniidae, subfamily Hemileucinae, top view with closed wings.

Dead head. The large massive butterfly belonging to family of brazhnik. Night insect.

Garden Inspector or Garden Commodore butterfly Precis archesia on the surface of a rock in the Kruger National Park in South Africa

Death's Head Hawk-moth, Acherontia atropos

$The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution. \nLife cycle:\nTwo or more broods are produced each year. The adult may be encountered at any time of the year, especially in the south of the range, where there may be three or four broods. It overwinters as an adult in a crevice among rocks, trees, and buildings. On very warm days it may emerge to feed in mid-winter. Unlike other moths, they have no sexual dimorphism in the size of their antennal lobes.\nHabitat and host plants:\nHummingbird hawk-moths can be easily seen in gardens, parks, meadows, bushes, and woodland edge, where the preferred food plants grow (honeysuckle, red valerian and many others). \nTheir larvae usually feed on bedstraws or madders (Rubia) but have been recorded on other Rubiaceae and Centranthus, Stellaria, and Epilobium. \nAdults are particularly fond of nectar-rich flowers with a long and narrow calyx, since they can then take advantage of their long proboscis and avoid competition from other insects. Flowers with longer tubes typically present the feeding animal a higher nectar reward. Proboscis length is thought to have been evolutionarily impacted by the length of flower feeding tubes.] Examples of such plants include Centranthus, Jasminum, Buddleia, Nicotiana, Primula, Viola, Syringa, Verbena, Echium, Phlox, and Stachys. \nDistribution:\nThe hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). Three generations are produced in a year in Spain. \n\nThis Picture is made in my Garden in Summer 2023.$

The palmivorous butterfly (or palm sphynx) is a species native to South America. With a wingspan of 11 cm, it has a very good ability to fly. It is an invasive species that causes significant damage to the palm tree, even killing the plant.

Pergesa Acteus or Green Pergesa Hawkmoth. Found in South and Southeast Asia.

A large brown Hawk Moth resting on a red brick floor

Doris long wing (Heliconius doris) butterfly in Costa Rica.

a butterfly rests on a rock in the Amazon region of Ecuador

A close up of night butterfly (Brahmaea tancrei).

$Craniophora ligustri, the coronet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, through the Palearctic to Japan.\nDescription:\nThe wingspan is 30–35 mm. Its forewings are purplish fuscous, more or less greenish tinged, with a paler patch beyond the cell; prothorax conspicuously whitish. The white patch distal to the reniform appears to resemble a crown, hence the name coronet. Wing coloration and size is dependent on the environmental factor in which they grow as well as it is expected to be shown through physical differences and morphology.\nBiology:\nThe moth flies from April to September depending on the location. The caterpillars feed on Fraxinus excelsior, common lilac and Ligustrum vulgare.\nDistribution:\nIt is found from western and central Europe to the Russian Far East, northern China, Japan and Korea. In the north, the range extends to southern Scandinavia, the Baltic States and central Russia (approximately north to Saint Petersburg) as well as Ukraine. However, on the Iberian Peninsula, the species is limited to the north. In the eastern Mediterranean, it reaches northern Greece with smaller isolated occurrence in central Greece and the Peloponnese. The distribution area also includes Israel, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. It occurs in Cyprus (source Wikipedia).\n\nThe Picture is made during a light catch in the South of Limburg half way of August 2021. This is a common Species in the Netherlands.$

close up of a Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) at rest on a grey rock

Taking a close look at a Polyphemus moth at night.

Death head hawkmoth on old wooden background. Closeup

Pink-bellied moth outdoors in regional Victoria

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