Have you ever seen one of these?

ronm80

16 years ago

Had to look it up. It is a

Oleander Hawk-moth. I thought it was a leaf.

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lynn_d
16 years ago
Cool!! Camoflage moth!!!
oldgardener_2009
16 years ago
Wow! That's some serious camouflage.
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nicole__
16 years ago
WOW! TFS
Georgysmom
16 years ago
I thought it was a leaf, too. Very interesting. Thanks Ron

Dottie
orie
16 years ago
Awesome little bugger!
suzieque
16 years ago
How absolutely beautiful!
User
16 years ago
Wow I've never seen one just like that. That's neat! I took photos of a big moth when we first moved into our last home, over 20 years ago. It's antenna was like feathers. Had similar markings as this one, but was in brown, beige and rust. Just gorgeous. Pre-digital so I don't have a copy on my computer. This one you captured is quite amazing. Did you take any other photos at different angles? If so I'd love to see them.
FlamingO in AR
16 years ago
Nope, never seen one, thanks for showing it to us!
donna_loomis
16 years ago
Awesome! I've never seen one those colors.
nanny98
16 years ago
Really unique. Thanks for sharing. Nanny
maire_cate
16 years ago
That is truly one of the oddest things I've seen. It almost looks like a Darth Vadar helmet on that guy.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
16 years ago
Beautiful moth, but not the Oleander Sphinx. Close, though! It's the Pandorus Sphinx. Look at the details on the wings...and yours is missing the big eye spots.

Sphinx moths (or hawk moths) are the adults of hornworms. Some of the prettiest caterpillars, for sure. Check out the brown phase of your Pandorus.
kacram
16 years ago
it's beautiful!

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