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Saturniid Moth from South Africa: Imbrasia wahlbergi

Posted by May 7th, 2007 at 12:00 am

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Giant Silk Moths

Hawk Moth, but what kind?
Hi,
A friend of mine sent a picture of a moth from Durban, South Africa. She said it was a hawk moth, but do you know what type of hawk moth it is please?
Thanks,
JJ

imbrasia wahlbergi africa Saturniid Moth from South Africa: Imbrasia wahlbergi

Hi JJ,
This is not a Hawk Moth, it is a Giant Silkmoth. We identified it as Imbrasia wahlbergi on Kirby Wolfe’s spectacular Saturniidae site.

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