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Old 12-07-2013, 11:11 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Huuuuuuge moth

On 12/07/2013 10:37, Baz wrote:
wrote in news:b48nvuFg8kdU1
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Saw one of these today:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx_ligustri

Doesn't look like it's particularly unusual, I've just never seen one
before. It was like a small pink bat!



Moths can get here (to Britain) in cars or caravans even freight from the
continent.
I think that is probably how it got here. It would have nothing to mate
with, and sadly die, and without spreading it's genes.
I am assuming that it is not native here?

Baz

They are British natives