Insect - Australian Hawk Moths

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Australian Hawk Moths
FAMILY : Hawk Moths
Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)		The adult Convolvulus Hawk-moth is grey with a light and dark pattern on the wings. The abdomen has pink patches on the side of each segment. They can hover in flight, and they have a long haustellum, which is extended to suck nectar when they hover... Click to continue>
Bee Hawk Moth (Cephonodes kingii)		The Bee Hawk Moth has transparent wings and a stout body like a Bumble Bees. They hover over flowers to feed and their rapidly beating wings hum, like a little hummingbird. The thorax is green, and the abdomen is yellow with a black band and a... Click to continue>
Coffee Hawk Moth (Cephonodes hylas)		The Coffee Hawk Moth has transparent wings and a stout body like a bumble bee. The head and thorax are greenish, and the abdomen is yellow with a black band, and a square black mark on the segment behind the black band.. The forewings have a small... Click to continue>
Hawk Moth (Daphnis hypothous)		Daphnis hypothous is a species of hawk moth. The adult moth is brown overall with a pattern of dark brown and lighter brown resembling the camouflage pattern of World War II aircraft. The abdomen is brown with white band across the abdomen. The... Click to continue>
Coprosma Hawk Moth (Hippotion scrofa)		The Coprosma Hawk Moth has brown forewings with some darker mottling and indistinct vein pattern. The hind wings are reddish with black trailing edge. The body is cigar shaped tapering to a point at the tail. Click to continue>
Vine Hawk Moth (Hippotion celerio)		The Grapevine Hawk Moth is a brownish hawk moth with greyish striped markings, long narrow forewings and shorter hindwings. there is a prominent silvery band curving along centre of the forewing from the body to the wing tip. The hindwing has... Click to continue>
Vine Hawk Moth (Hippotion rosetta)		The Vine Hawk Moth is a brown hawk moth. The hindwings are red with brown margins. There are faint reddish bands on the abdomen. The head and shoulders are darker brown. Click to continue>
Hawk Moth (Nephele hespera)		Nephele hespera is a brownish hawk moth from Asia. The forewings are brown and may have whitish marking. Some moths do not have white marks on the wings. When at rest the wings are held in a triangular shape. The outer edge of the forewing has a... Click to continue>
Hawk Moth (Nephele subvaria)		Nephele subvaria is a brown hawk moth from northern Australia The forewings are brown and males may have small white spot in centre of forewing near the leading edge. The hindwings are reddish. When at rest the wings are held in a triangular shape.... Click to continue>
Privet Hawk Moth (Psilogramma menephron)		The Privet Hawk Moth is a large grey moth with long narrow wings and a darker grey wavy pattern. The abdomen has a dark line along the back. Males can make a hissing sound by rubbing scales over spines at the end of the abdomen. The caterpillars are... Click to continue>
Hawk Moth (Theretra clotho)		Click to continue>
Hawk Moth (Theretra latreillii)		Click to continue>
Hawk Moth (Theretra marginata)		Click to continue>
Hawk Moth (Theretra silhetensis)		Click to continue>
Yam Hawk Moth (Theretra nessus)		Click to continue>
Yam Hawk Moth (Theretra oldenlandiae)		Click to continue>

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