Known in Azores

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Not sure but I think these are known as "bicho da batata doce" in Azores, meaning sweet potato worm. These are known to destroy potato fields and can be black, brown or green. Unfortunately I do not have any credible sources to confirm this but maybe someone else can. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Untseac (talkcontribs) 23:35, 1 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Agrius convolvuli, the convolvulus hawk-moth, is a common moth found in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia, in the family Sphingidae. The larvae feed on the leaves of convolvulus and a range of other plants, and can be a pest of cultivated sweet potato. Mostly active around dusk, the adult moth can use its proboscis, which is longer than its body, to sip nectar from flowers while hovering nearby, transferring pollen between blooms. This A. convolvuli moth, seen here feeding with its proboscis extended, was photographed in Rila Monastery Nature Park in Bulgaria.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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