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It is from Bangladesh. Is it hawk moth? I am not sure. Please help.

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  • $\begingroup$ Looks like a small Sukhoi plane :P. Jokes apart, this doesn't look like a hawk moth. I know that this moth is from Bangladesh since you mentioned that in other posts but it better to always keep your question complete with all necessary information. $\endgroup$
    – WYSIWYG
    Oct 14, 2015 at 7:01
  • $\begingroup$ Do you have think this picture is enough for visually identify it (at least at genus level)? Otherwise I gotta hunt this guy :P $\endgroup$ Oct 14, 2015 at 7:37

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It looks like a Hesperiidae (Skipper), not a hawk moth (Sphingidae). There are more than 3500 species of skippers worldwide though, and I don't know what species this is. However, I'm sure that somebody who knows butterflies in Bangladesh could identify this to the genus level.

One suggestion/guess/starting point might be Baoris pagana, but this is merely based on a quick glance at skippers found in India.

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(picture from http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/)

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