1 EAGLETON NOTES: Privet Hawk Moth

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Friday 17 September 2010

Privet Hawk Moth

In Villeneuve one day a Privet Hawk Moth paid us a visit.



7 comments:

  1. UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Oh my gosh, in your hand?!? Awesome!!!

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  2. Wow. Gosh. That's big. Never seen anything like it, I suspect I would not have felt quite comfortable... ;)

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  3. How beautiful is that! Such lovely delicate colours and there it is sitting in your hand! You sure do know how to capture a moment, GB.

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  4. I was really admiring the softness and colors. Did you flip it over onto it's back for the belly shot? Cute :)

    NOW...I can't believe how large it is. Oh my goodness, and you're holding it in your hand?! Wowsers :)

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  5. looks quite beautiful...did you know they identify one another (and their surroundings) by scent? Just think - mapping the world by smell - so very different to the visual human world we inhabit...

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  6. Yes. It was less than happy when I flipped it over but it was pretty lethargic. It was a fairly worn specimen.

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  7. WOW! I love it!

    WV is 'shokeype' which means 'to see something that's really big and amazing'

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