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"Oleander Hawk-moth" by Dan Doucette (i.imgur.com)

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Source: Oleander Hawk-moth | Project Noah

Oleander Hawk-moth
Daphnis nerii

Spotted by Dan Doucette
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Spotted on Dec 20, 2003

Description: Freshly emerged specimen with exceptionally bright and purple colors. I did not change the color on this photo or edit it strongly, besides a small crop and a hint of brightness. I have also added the original, unedited photo.

Habitat: rainforest

Notes: I spotted this on the wall of the guesthouse at Baobeng Fiema monkey sanctuary. Thanks to experts Latimeria, bayucca and Roy Goff for confirming that this is D. nerii.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is the color balance so off? Are these guys really purple?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's not OC and I'm not an expert, so I cannot answer.

But, from the description:

I did not change the color on this photo or edit it strongly, besides a small crop and a hint of brightness. I have also added the original, unedited photo.

Here it is the unedited one: