Meet The Elephant Hawkmoth.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:57 pm
A close relative knowing my interest in anything Lepidoptera related, saves various articles which appear in the Daily Telegraph. That newspaper does appear to have a much higher input about butterflies, moths and anything with some Natural History content which is obviously a good thing. Helps spread the good word.
The attached link involves one of the most informative ( informative for gardeners who do not have an in depth knowledge of those unseen visitors to their gardens ) about one of my favourite Buitterflies and Moths. Never seen one in my garden but I know they are there as I've found their larvae. So too have near neighbours who grow many varieties of Fuchsias ...![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
A good read :~ http://www.pressreader.com/uk/gardening ... 5/TextView
Apart from the Hummingbird Hawk, the only flying Hawkmoth I've ever seen in my garden is a female Poplar Hawk at dusk laying ova on my Lombardy Poplars. Populus nigra var italica. Twenty foot high saplings grown from cuttings. I used to rear Apaturinae butterflies on them in the past.
The attached link involves one of the most informative ( informative for gardeners who do not have an in depth knowledge of those unseen visitors to their gardens ) about one of my favourite Buitterflies and Moths. Never seen one in my garden but I know they are there as I've found their larvae. So too have near neighbours who grow many varieties of Fuchsias ...
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
A good read :~ http://www.pressreader.com/uk/gardening ... 5/TextView
Apart from the Hummingbird Hawk, the only flying Hawkmoth I've ever seen in my garden is a female Poplar Hawk at dusk laying ova on my Lombardy Poplars. Populus nigra var italica. Twenty foot high saplings grown from cuttings. I used to rear Apaturinae butterflies on them in the past.