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Showing posts with label Sundowner Moth Sphingomorpha chlorea Family Noctuidae lepidoptera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sundowner Moth Sphingomorpha chlorea Family Noctuidae lepidoptera. Show all posts

Friday, August 10, 2012

Sundowner Moth (Sphingomorpha chlorea)

Family Noctuidae
 These are large moths resembling a drab hawk moth.
 The adults are attracted to the smell of over-ripe fruit, beer and sherry
 Larvae are gregarious and feed on Acacia and Marula trees.
 Sundowner Moths fly at night and are attracted to lights.