This wonderful little creature is the Coprosma Hawk Moth, Hippotion scrofa. It visited my moth light a couple of nights ago and happily walked onto my fingers, allowing me to take a few shots. After that it started vibrating it's wings, warming up the flight muscles. As it flew off into the night, it's wing made a beautiful deep buzzing sound.
Look closely and you'll see my fingers are covered in shed moth scales.
The photos were taken with a Canon 7D and Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens.
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