Spotted the large moth when out today for a walk, easily 2 1/2 inches and lovely to look at and some amazing markings on its body once it moved its wings a bit. not the greatest pics but hopefully someone will know what type it is.
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Anyone identify this Moth
Spotted the large moth when out today for a walk, easily 2 1/2 inches and lovely to look at and some amazing markings on its body once it moved its wings a bit. not the greatest pics but hopefully someone will know what type it is.
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Sorry no moth expert but amazing find Solus - love it's stripey markings!
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Pictures dont do it justice, i was amazed at its size.
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I think it might be a red barred tortrix..............you might need to google for info though.
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moth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrius_cingulata
looks like this one
I'm in shape. Round is a shape isn't it?
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My initial reaction was a sphina ligustri which is normally the largest residential hawk moth, (this is in a similar family to the agrius cingulata which is found generally in the southern hemisphere.) As I am no great expert on hawk moths however it looks to big for one of them if you say it was 2.5inches. In which way was it 2.5inches?? wingspan or length???
Even if we find the light it will be surround by shadow.
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Blimey solus - just read again - 2 1/2 inches!Originally Posted by Solus
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Certainly looks like that one welcomefamily, easily 2 1/2 inches in length, it did make to fly away and spread its wings and they were a fair size. Had it walking up my arm for a bit before I set him back down in a sheltered spot out of the wind.
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The closest example I can find is a privet hawkmoth:
http://www.david.element.ukgateway.n...s/image012.jpg
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