Convolvulus Hawk Moth
S2, Female, profile
Convolvulus Hawk Moth
S2, Female, Forewing
| Convolvulus Hawk Moth S2, Female, profile | | Convolvulus Hawk Moth S2, Female, Forewing | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Hawk Moth (:Bombycoidea Sphingidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Convolvulus Hawk Moth (Agrius convolvuli) | ||||
| This Photo: | S1, Male, Forewing & Antennae | ||||
Thank you Leon Crang & Dianne Clarke for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere ~91mm wingspan, ~40mm long male. The body has pinkish red patches that it shows when if feels threatened. The underside of the body also has a pink tinge. Perhaps to indicate to predators it doesn't taste very good. The antennae are very interesting with this family. They look white on top and seemed to be cupped under, with 2 filamented fans every segment. The tip is a pointy, whispy affair. Males & Females generally look similar, but can be differentiated by the antennal fans. On the Male antennae the fans are much long and protrude well passed the antennae, whereas with the females they are barely visible. The wings have lovely sculptured edges, with a small white spot near the middle of the forewings. The general colour of these seems to be quite variable, S2 being on the greyer side, with some pale rusty streaks. The lines in S1 are the same, but the overall colour is darker. | |||||
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