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Post by jmg on Dec 11, 2019 14:57:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2019 15:24:42 GMT
The second is a Sphinx Moth. The closest I can get is one that mimics Tree bark called the Abbotts Sphinx Moth (Sphecodina Abbottii).It is from Eastern North America,yet Benin may be close enough.
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Post by nomihoudai on Dec 11, 2019 19:42:58 GMT
While the second one looks close to a Sphingidae I think it is a Lasiocampidae. Should be the male of some species of Gonometa or similar genus. Not exactly sure which one.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Dec 11, 2019 22:17:06 GMT
The right antenna appears to be pectinate near the base, which would suggest that Claude is correct that it is not a Sphingid.
Adam.
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Post by jmg on Dec 12, 2019 0:06:09 GMT
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Post by jmg on Dec 12, 2019 0:31:05 GMT
Other moth from the same place and same night. ID wanted !  Thank you so much ! |
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Post by nomihoudai on Dec 12, 2019 14:00:14 GMT
Gonopacha, yes exactly, that was the genus name I was looking for. I had seen these moths many years ago in the African museum in Brussels. I wanted to work on the family, but stopped doing so when I saw that Zolotuhin had visited every museum before me and described species faster than I could take a picture of them.
The female is one of the most beautiful moths I have ever seen and they are huge. I can remember posting a picture of them on the old insectnet forum.
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