On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:25:38 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:

I knew the Privet Hawk moth was native but didn't know it was
*that*
big. Big yes, as in maybe 3" wingspan but not big as in nearly
5"...

It does not have a 5 inch wingspan ...

Wonky pedia and dedicated moth sites give wingsspan up to 120mm or 4
3/4" that's "nearly 5"" in my book. B-)

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Cheers
Dave.