Cephonodes (genus)

A bee hawkmoth at Brisbane City, QLD

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Identification history

Cephonodes cunninghami	31 Mar 2025	DiBickers
Cephonodes (genus)	31 Mar 2025	DiBickers
Cephonodes cunninghami	26 Mar 2025	donhe
Unverified	22 Mar 2025	TimL

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This is an additional record for previous sighting 4552721 to help with identification. The original images have been reworked and uploaded here at higher contrast and definition than sighting 4552721. The images of this fast-moving insect were taken with a telephoto lens, so the quality isn't as good as with a macro lens and is probably as good as I can achieve. Hope this helps NatureMapr's experts with the identification.

3 comments

DiBickers wrote:

25 Mar 2025

@donhe & @ibaird here’s the high-res photos from @TimL to help with identifying this in addition to the previous sighting (linked to this one)😊

donhe wrote:

26 Mar 2025

Thanks. Looks good for C. cunninghami.

DiBickers wrote:

26 Mar 2025

Thanks so much @donhe 💚

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Location information

Coordinates 153.029925 -27.474482
Altitude 14.1m
Maps Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Places Brisbane City, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Feb 2024 12:17 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
Collections
TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Hawk moths (Sphingidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Cephonodes (genus) Scientific name
A bee hawkmoth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
14.1m to 616.5m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
Description
Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania