Cizara ardeniae

Coprosma Hawk Moth at Black Range, NSW

Cizara ardeniae at Black Range, NSW - 24 Nov 2017
Cizara ardeniae at Black Range, NSW - 24 Nov 2017
Cizara ardeniae at Black Range, NSW - 24 Nov 2017
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Identification history

Cizara ardeniae 26 May 2020 GlennCocking
Cizara ardeniae 26 May 2020 GlennCocking
Cizara ardeniae (Coprosma Hawk Moth) 22 May 2020 AndrewMcCutcheon

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Having already seen this moth in January 2017, I was surprised to find they were back in November that year, this time in numbers and on several evenings. In the darkness I could just see at least 5 hawk moths turning up to feed on the flowers of a small native frangipani Hymenosporum flavum in our garden. I could not make out what species of hawk moth they were until I got some images using a flash. After taking at least 20 photos most of which I had to delete as they were out of focus, I realised all the moths in the images were Cizara ardeniae.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Cizara ardeniae Scientific name
  • Coprosma Hawk Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 55m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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