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Photo #28016: Xylophanes chiron

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Xylophanes chiron

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Base gallery. Upperside. Pinned specimen.

Photo: Igor Ivannikov. Image without retouching at the website. Identified by: Vasiliy Feoktistov

Date and time, location shooting/catching: 1979-00-00 00:00:00, French Guiana.

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18.03.2014 18:11, Vasiliy Feoktistov

Alexandr is right, common name Oleander Hawk-moth Or Army Green Moth should be removed. The real oleander is Daphnis nerii as well as the whole gender, imho :)

18.03.2014 18:11, Alexandr Zhakov

Alexandr, this might have been commented on the species description page, not here to the photo.

18.03.2014 18:01, Alex Dumchus

Guys, who named this hawkmoth Oleander Hawk-moth Or Army Green Moth??? Xylophanes chiron. Check the taxonomy.

18.03.2014 3:21, Vasiliy Feoktistov Corrected data.

Not identified → Xylophanes chiron / Confidently identified / Vasiliy Feoktistov.

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