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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 17:57:07 GMT
Bred from a female taken in Kent in the 1980's, super rare in Btitain.
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Post by nomad on Feb 24, 2017 19:42:52 GMT
As you mention, a very rare immigrant to Britain, I read that the most that have been recorded in one year was five. A species with a huge range elsewhere.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Feb 24, 2017 21:18:27 GMT
They are very common here, but still a superb moth.
Adam.
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Post by nomad on Feb 24, 2017 21:28:56 GMT
Here is a very dark Daphnis nerii, it must be a distinct subspecies or form. From the Sumatran box shown in the Bennett thread. Very blackish.
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Post by Paul K on Feb 25, 2017 0:41:01 GMT
Here is a very darkĀ Daphnis nerii, it must be a distinct subspecies or form. From the Sumatran box shown in the Bennett thread. Very blackish. This is Daphnis hypothous , different species . It also ocurrs in Thailand. Paul PS I can see in Bennett box it is labeled as D.nerii but that is D.hypothous as it has a white spot at the forewing apex which is not presented in D.nerii.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Feb 25, 2017 8:31:45 GMT
Yes, definitely D. hypothous, which is larger than nerii too.
Adam.
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Post by nomad on Feb 25, 2017 10:13:40 GMT
Thank you, I thought it looked completely different, it just shows you what larger images can do. I guess during those early years the Bennetts had limited resources for ID and I have only European Sphingidae books.
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Post by crazypapilio on Feb 25, 2017 21:36:34 GMT
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Post by trehopr1 on Feb 25, 2017 23:15:28 GMT
Thank you crazypapilio for that sphingidae website ! I like it a lot.
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