Excellent close-ups!

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HANDSOME IN HIS GREY SUIT

A fine looking beast, George.

Stunning views and interesting comment!*******

Excellent close ups George, unable to help with ID though

Lovely critter this one, George! Happy Sunday.

It does look primeval! A very striking series.

WOWWWWW, I would have been as excited as you to find such a beautiful moth, George !! Fantastic captures !!!!!! A great moment !

A fantastic close- up, George ! And a strange encounter !

Wow, nice shots George. Very interesting to see a moth close-up but I can't bear them in the house!!

Die Motte wirkt ja fast bedrohlich in ihrem Tarnmantel, George.
ein fantastisches Makro.
Freundliche Grüße und ein schönes Wochenende
Erich

Your pictures are just WOOOOOOT!!! Lovely details on these fine macro shots, I esp love the one with it on your hand. Superb!

George, I would like to invite you to submit your pictures to Bug Guide's ID forum...you'll find out exactly which species this moth is...within as short as 10-15 minutes! There are lots of people who lurk there, just WAITING for someone to upload a new bug to identify...it's a kind of race to see who can id the critter the fastest! So, do them a favor and give these guys a new challenge!

bugguide.net/node/view/6/bgimage

(Because you're in AU, it may actually stump them, but that will just give them more incentive!) Upload your picture and then stand back so you don't get trampled! :D

Many thanks for your kind comment and suggestion to post the image on the bugguide.net site for a positive ID, Janet. I've had a look at the site and just wish we had something similar here! That said, they are quite clear that their site is confined to only the United States and Canada and I don't wish to upset the apple cart. I'm sure it's a Hawk Moth though, and I think that Benny (above) has it right as a Convolvulus Hawk-Moth (though mine is a shade darker than the one in the example, the patterns match).

Thanks everyone, for your kind comments and faves for these images. I must admit I hadn't realised myself there are so many moth species here - I will have to spend more effort looking for and at them. :-)

superb series of closed up captures !!!