Yesterday just after 7 am I was photographing some Adeniums when I
spotted this butterfly on 'Purple Moon'  (not 'Super Purple Moon') and
I was lucky enough to get a few shots of it before it flew off.  You
can clearly see its proboscis down the throat of the flower and
possibly pollinating it.

Can anybody identify this butterfly (or is it a moth)?  I have checked
in T. Ramond's Venezuelan Butterflies and Smart's Illustrated
Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World but cannot find it.

David Joint curator