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Found in SW19 - what is it?
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:36 am
by mrraow
I just rescued this beastie from the street, but couldn't find it on the identification page. Could someone identify it for me?
Thanks,
Stephen
Re: Found in SW19 - what is it?
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:42 am
by Rosalyn
Lime Hawk Moth ??
Re: Found in SW19 - what is it?
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:46 am
by JKT
Rosalyn wrote:Lime Hawk Moth ??
No doubt about it.
Re: Found in SW19 - what is it?
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:13 am
by mrraow
Brilliant; thanks very much.
Re: Found in SW19 - what is it?
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:57 pm
by Lee Hurrell
Apparently they can be reasonably common in leafy surburban areas due to the amount of lime trees that line residential streets.
I found one in Hammersmith a few years ago.
Cheers
Lee
Re: Found in SW19 - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 8:18 pm
by grumpy
Think it may be a female, cant zoom in to say for sure, but male Hawk moths usually have a distinct upturn to the end of the abdomen.
Dave C (grumpy)
Re: Found in SW19 - what is it?
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:21 pm
by Piers
I'm with Grumpy Dave on this, looks like classic female colouration too.