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12 July 2023 at 18:15 #651856
Graham Titman
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Out for his afternoon stroll went to open gate and seen this monster on the post could any of the naturists tell us what it is sorry for thye angle iphone they were all taken vertical about 6 to 8 cm long

Edited By Graham Titman on 12/07/2023 18:16:32
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12 July 2023 at 18:15 #37278
Graham Titman
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What is it
12 July 2023 at 18:18 #651857
Gerard O’Toole
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COuld it be an Elephant Hawk moth?

I found a caterpillar a number of years ago
12 July 2023 at 18:30 #651859
Graham Titman
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Very strange even touching wih my finger no movement hardly at all .One of the few good things about a mobile phone
12 July 2023 at 18:30 #651860
DiogenesII
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@diogenesii
Privet Hawk? ..I think Elephant are usually quite a bright green & pink, and the dark bars on these wings look distinctive.

..but I could be wrong, there are a lot of them and I think migrant blow-ins also turn up..
12 July 2023 at 18:39 #651861
Tim Stevens
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In any question of 'what is this critter?' it is hugely helpful if we are told which country is involved.

Trying to find a japanese moth in an austrian moth book is never easy.

Just a reminder – Cheers, Tim
12 July 2023 at 18:46 #651863
Grindstone Cowboy
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I'm reliably informed by an app on my phone that it is Sphinx Ligustri or privet hawk moth.

Rob
12 July 2023 at 19:08 #651870
Graham Titman
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Sorry Tim NN6 UK . It was sitting half way up a recently creosoted gate post with it's back due north.

Edited By Graham Titman on 12/07/2023 19:11:20
12 July 2023 at 19:24 #651876
Frank Gorse
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I think that’s a question for a naturalist rather than a naturist.
12 July 2023 at 19:48 #651879
V8Eng
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@v8eng
Link to a moth identifier here.

Moths

I think Grindstone Cowboy has it right.

Link to uk moth recording scheme here (if of interest).

National moth recording
12 July 2023 at 19:51 #651880
Grindstone Cowboy
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To be fair, Diogenes got there before me, and without technological assistance – I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.

Rob
12 July 2023 at 19:59 #651881
V8Eng
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My apologies to DiogenesII.

I spotted this pretty beastie on a climber near our front door last month and according to the identifier I think it’s a Scarlet Tiger.

It might be a good find in the South East as normally in the South West & Wales apparently.

Edited By V8Eng on 12/07/2023 20:10:13

Edited By V8Eng on 12/07/2023 20:12:51
12 July 2023 at 21:33 #651904
bernard towers
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He loves my Fuchsias!!
12 July 2023 at 21:33 #651905
Nicholas Farr
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Hi, I spotted this one on my workbench one morning back in late May 2006, when I got into work.

It seems to be a Hawk moth. Google Lens

Regards Nick.
12 July 2023 at 22:01 #651906
not done it yet
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Posted by Frank Gorse on 12/07/2023 19:24:19:

I think that’s a question for a naturalist rather than a naturist.

Quite right, Frank. I wouldn’t have thought there were as many (as have answered) on the forum.😆😆😆
12 July 2023 at 23:21 #651916
Bill Phinn
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Posted by not done it yet on 12/07/2023 22:01:03:

Quite right, Frank. I wouldn’t have thought there were as many (as have answered) on the forum.😆😆😆

People might say you're a peeper, in that case, who spies on naturists going about their lawful business.
13 July 2023 at 07:20 #651949
DiogenesII
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Posted by Nicholas Farr on 12/07/2023 21:33:45:

Hi, I spotted this one on my workbench one morning back in late May 2006, when I got into work…

.. .;.It seems to be a Hawk moth. Google Lens

Regards Nick.

Is that a Lime Hawk, Nick?
13 July 2023 at 08:14 #651963
Nicholas Farr
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Hi DiogenesII, I don't think so, and I think it looks like this Eyed-Hawk moth there are quite a few that seem to look very much the same though.

Regards Nick.
13 July 2023 at 08:27 #651965
Graham Titman
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Thank you all for your help and very entertaing answers i was very poor scholar at school but we get there in the end somehow.Graham
13 July 2023 at 09:02 #651971
Grindstone Cowboy
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Posted by Nicholas Farr on 13/07/2023 08:14:30:

Hi DiogenesII, I don't think so, and I think it looks like this Eyed-Hawk moth there are quite a few that seem to look very much the same though.

Regards Nick.

Hi Nick

The magic phone app was straight in there with Eyed Hawkmoth. Just realised I could have passed myself off as some sort of expert if I hadn't mentioned the app

Rob

Edit – V8Eng's picture IS a Scarlet Tiger, and Bernard's is an Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillar. Move over David Attenborough!

Edited By Grindstone Cowboy on 13/07/2023 09:05:55
13 July 2023 at 10:04 #651980
Nicholas Farr
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Posted by Grindstone Cowboy on 13/07/2023 09:02:00:

Posted by Nicholas Farr on 13/07/2023 08:14:30:

Hi DiogenesII, I don't think so, and I think it looks like this Eyed-Hawk moth there are quite a few that seem to look very much the same though.

Regards Nick.

Hi Nick

The magic phone app was straight in there with Eyed Hawkmoth.

Edited By Grindstone Cowboy on 13/07/2023 09:05:55

HI, actually, I just pasted my photo in the camera icon in the google search on my laptop.

Regards Nick.
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