Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

Managed to grab my camera, didn't see one last year so a pleasant surprise
https://www.flickr.com/photos/892196...n/photostream/

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

On 15/06/2014 08:52, Charlie Pridham wrote:
Managed to grab my camera, didn't see one last year so a pleasant surprise
https://www.flickr.com/photos/892196...n/photostream/

Not the easiest subject to take!

Some nice photos there, Charlie. Where was the meconopsis photo taken?

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Jeff

Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 15/06/2014 08:52, Charlie Pridham wrote:
Managed to grab my camera, didn't see one last year so a pleasant
surprise
https://www.flickr.com/photos/892196...n/photostream/

Not the easiest subject to take!

Some nice photos there, Charlie. Where was the meconopsis photo taken?

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Jeff

If you mean the blue one, it was at Hodnet hall north shropshire early in
June.

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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Managed to grab my camera, didn't see one last year so a pleasant surprise
https://www.flickr.com/photos/892196...n/photostream/

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

Came across one last week:

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...1/DSC_0095.jpg

Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:01:17 +0100, Graham Harrison wrote:

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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Managed to grab my camera, didn't see one last year so a pleasant
surprise
https://www.flickr.com/photos/892196...n/photostream/

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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of
Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

Came across one last week:

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/...1/DSC_0095.jpg


How about this mating pair, presumably Agrius convolvuli?

http://s1174.photobucket.com/user/okomatoanum/media/
moths-2_zps44bd7fe7.jpg.html

-E




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Gardening in Lower Normandy

Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:57:32 +0000, Emery Davis wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:01:17 +0100, Graham Harrison wrote:

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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Managed to grab my camera, didn't see one last year so a pleasant
surprise

Sorry the line got broken, try

http://tinyurl.com/ncbh3wg

The wingspan was easily 6 cm!

-E

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Gardening in Lower Normandy

Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

"Emery Davis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:57:32 +0000, Emery Davis wrote:

On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:01:17 +0100, Graham Harrison wrote:

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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Managed to grab my camera, didn't see one last year so a pleasant
surprise

Sorry the line got broken, try

http://tinyurl.com/ncbh3wg

The wingspan was easily 6 cm!

I think you will find that they are Privet Hawk Moths.
Sphinx ligustri.

Ardmhor

Hummingbird Hawk Moth
 

On Mon, 16 Jun 2014 21:46:05 +0100, philgurr wrote:


I think you will find that they are Privet Hawk Moths.
Sphinx ligustri.

Thanks! You're certainly correct, that's why I put the question mark.
I'm not very good on insect ids, just used google to try and come up with
something reasonable.

Fabulous beasties though!



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Gardening in Lower Normandy