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    (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Shobie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Peter Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Sunčana Bradley, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Chrissie Fourie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Sundowner moth

Sphingomorpha chlorea

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About

Sphingomorpha chlorea (sundowner moth) is a species of moth in the family Erebidae, that is native to Africa and southern Asia. It is a fruit-piercing moth and a notorious pest in orchards. The fruit is pierced while performing a vertical and rhythmic movement of the head.

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