Date: 7/06/2021 18:14:16
From: esselte
ID: 1748289
Subject: Bug ID please

About 5cm long. Stinger thing on the tail.
Any ideas?

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:20:35
From: dv
ID: 1748292
Subject: re: Bug ID please

Hippotion celerio? Colour is a bit odd

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:22:02
From: esselte
ID: 1748293
Subject: re: Bug ID please

That looks right. Cheers DV.

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:22:48
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1748294
Subject: re: Bug ID please

dv said:


Hippotion celerio? Colour is a bit odd

Hawk moth. That’s what i was thinking.

Seen similar before. Had to look it up, though.

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:23:09
From: ruby
ID: 1748295
Subject: re: Bug ID please

Maybe Hippotion rosetta?
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6181379

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:24:28
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1748296
Subject: re: Bug ID please

ruby said:


Maybe Hippotion rosetta?
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6181379

They do change colour.

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:27:09
From: ruby
ID: 1748297
Subject: re: Bug ID please

captain_spalding said:


ruby said:

Maybe Hippotion rosetta?
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6181379

They do change colour.

Hmm. Hippotion rosetta is unAustralian. Revert to previous replies!

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:29:28
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1748298
Subject: re: Bug ID please

ruby said:


captain_spalding said:

ruby said:

Maybe Hippotion rosetta?
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6181379

They do change colour.

Hmm. Hippotion rosetta is unAustralian. Revert to previous replies!

I don’t know a lot of the classification names. I was relying on your superior knowledge.

Can i ever trust you again?

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Date: 7/06/2021 18:37:14
From: ruby
ID: 1748301
Subject: re: Bug ID please

captain_spalding said:


ruby said:

captain_spalding said:

They do change colour.

Hmm. Hippotion rosetta is unAustralian. Revert to previous replies!

I don’t know a lot of the classification names. I was relying on your superior knowledge.

Can i ever trust you again?

sigh
I blame my lack of further reading after a quick google image search. Unforgivable I’m afraid.
Though I plead that I had remembered a similar picture of this little beastie in his brown costume. A recent article on them becoming rare in NSW. I think.

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Date: 7/06/2021 22:17:13
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1748341
Subject: re: Bug ID please

captain_spalding said:


dv said:

Hippotion celerio? Colour is a bit odd

Hawk moth. That’s what i was thinking.

Seen similar before. Had to look it up, though.

It looks like what I used to call “privet caterpillar”, but strange colour. No, I’m not close enough.

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Date: 8/06/2021 08:40:25
From: roughbarked
ID: 1748383
Subject: re: Bug ID please

mollwollfumble said:


captain_spalding said:

dv said:

Hippotion celerio? Colour is a bit odd

Hawk moth. That’s what i was thinking.

Seen similar before. Had to look it up, though.

It looks like what I used to call “privet caterpillar”, but strange colour. No, I’m not close enough.

https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/privet-hawk-moth/
Privet Hawk Moth – The Australian Museum

The Privet Hawk Moth is a large, dull grey moth whose green caterpillars feed on Privet. Identification. The caterpillars of the Privet Hawk Moth are green with …

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