Splendrous Hornet Moth from South Africa

Subject: Unknown bug
Location: Richards Bay KZN SA
February 27, 2014 6:50 am
HI
I took this image or a few from my garden in Richards Bay, KZN, SA. It was sucking nectar on a bush known to draw butterflies. Could you possibly identify it?
Signature: Pauline Hibbert

Splendrous Hornet Moth

Dear Pauline,
This is either a Splendrous Hornet Moth, Euchromia formosa, or a closely related species in the same genus.  You can compare your excellent image to the one on Encyclopaedia Britannica or the ones on ISpot.

Splendrous Hornet Moth

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Location: Richards Bay KZN, South Africa