Moth?????? (Need help with ID)

[snowc]

Hi, i found this guy on the wall of my bedroom.

Not sure if this is a moth. Can any gurus help with the ID? Thanks

 

[chvictor]

Nicely capture. A kind of atlas moth???? May be I'm wrong...

 

[loboclerk]

Moth yes. Atlas unlikely. Interestingly the purple is very vibrant!!

 

[alf626]

Nice catch. Love the wing pattern.

 

[Fiftymm]

Never liked macro but this is good stuff!!!

 

[snowc]

Thanks chvictor, loboclerk, alf626 & Fiftymm. I'm quite sure that its a moth now though still unable to find a match on the internet.

 

[orbi69]

Unique catch, the pattern very nice :thumbsup: Ya rockstone wall is nice too

 

[snowc]

Thanks orbi69. The rockstone wall is my bedroom :bsmilie:

 

[melvynyeo]

Nice find on the beautiful moth!!

 

[snowc]

Thanks Melvynyeo

 

[cws77]

Wow!!!nice catch!!! Very interesting!

 

[BbTeo]

Very beautiful catch!!! Nice!

 

[luckyorange]

wow! interesting! nice!

 

[snowc]

Thanks cws77, BbTeo & luckyorange

 

[vincentsiew]

it appears to have the structure of a hawk moth... perhaps from the family of Deilephila porcellus

 

[pcool]

Indeed a unique and beautiful moth. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[snowc]

it appears to have the structure of a hawk moth... perhaps from the family of Deilephila porcellus

Hi vincentsiew, thanks for helping with the ID

Indeed a unique and beautiful moth. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Hi pcool, thanks....agreed that it's a beautiful moth