Desert Hawk Moth
S13, Female, ventral
Adelaide Hills
Orange-spotted Sun Moth
Dorsal
 
                      
Australian Striped Hawk Moth (Hyles livornicoides)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Hawk Moth (:Bombycoidea Sphingidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Australian Striped Hawk Moth (Hyles livornicoides)
This Photo:     Adult, dorsal

Thank you Stephen Fricker for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere

Copyright © 2012-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 31-Mar-2012
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.