A Moth in Army Wear

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[Florance]

Is this a Pandora sphinx/ Eumorpha pandorus/ Satellite sphinx?

[King Julien XIII]

I don't know, but it looks really nice...

[andyloke]

Pandora sphinx is its name. Some people will call them an army moth too. it looks great rite.

And i wonder why is it found here?

[Florance]

I found this army moth in E-Park, Gelugor, Penang. That day we released it back to the nature, if it still alive, maybe you can find it at Teluk Bahang. 

[andyloke]

Ya I KNOW. because this moth suppose to be a North America's species.
Refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eumorpha_pandorus

[Florance]

Immigration?

According to Brook,S., the moth will tend to "migrate when necessary, such as locating new resources, or escaping from predators or disease. Humans have also played a part in influencing the number and kind of moth species arriving in the British Isles. More correctly known as introduced species, some moths have arrived in the UK with imported goods, on human transport vessels or associated with the horticultural trade."

[Cyrenwong89]

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