Thanks Peter for the id. Hawk-moths are fascinating creatures! Thanks Chandan, for the information! Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur ________________________________ From: Peter Smetacek <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 August, 2010 22:43:23 Subject: Re: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Lepidopteran extravaganza on Din ka raja Macroglossum nycteris. Used to be Rhopalopsyche nycteris. On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:39:53 +0530 wrote > Dear Ashwin, Similar to you, I shot some pics too in 2008. I never bothered to identify those species. Attached pics are cropped to show the moth. BTW they are also seen more on flowering papaya tree. Regards Chandan Jyoti Gogoi "Those who would sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither." - Benjamin Franklin http://calvinssimulatedreality.blogspot.com/ http://sites.google.com/site/butterflynortheast1/ -- Enjoy
