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Please can anyone help me identify this large daytime moth I saw in Menorca. I assumed it was a hawk moth because of its size but a search of my book and google images of European hawk moths has drawn a blank. As you can see it's just plain brown at rest but has strikingly marked orange/black/white underwings. The body was nearly a cm wide.
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Paysandisia archon introduced from Argentina now spreading through southern Europe I think http:// presse. inra. fr/ en/ Resources/ Press- releases/ The- seductive- dance- of- the- palm- moth- Paysandisia- archon
21:47 Tue 16th Jul 2013
thank you ruthandsam for trying, I'm also continuing to look with no luck. it can't be that rare as there were 2 of them and they were on the same plant every morning. My local agricultural college may not know but it's a good idea. Do you have connections to one? I'd be very grateful if you want to copy the pics and ask them?
Paysandisia archon introduced from Argentina now spreading through southern Europe I think
http:// presse. inra.fr /en/Res ources/ Press-r eleases /The-se ductive -dance- of-the- palm-mo th-Pays andisia -archon
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