Moths

[Graham TitmanParticipant @grahamtitman81812]

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

[Graham TitmanParticipant @grahamtitman81812]

What is it

[Gerard O’TooleParticipant @gerardotoole60348]

COuld it be an Elephant Hawk moth?

I found a caterpillar a number of years ago

[Graham TitmanParticipant @grahamtitman81812]

Very strange even touching wih my finger no movement hardly at all .One of the few good things about a mobile phone

[DiogenesIIParticipant @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..

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

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

[Grindstone CowboyParticipant @grindstonecowboy]

I'm reliably informed by an app on my phone that it is Sphinx Ligustri or privet hawk moth.

Rob

[Graham TitmanParticipant @grahamtitman81812]

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

[Frank GorseParticipant @frankgorse]

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

[V8EngParticipant @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

[Grindstone CowboyParticipant @grindstonecowboy]

To be fair, Diogenes got there before me, and without technological assistance – I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise.

Rob

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

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

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

He loves my Fuchsias!!

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

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.

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

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.😆😆😆

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

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.

[DiogenesIIParticipant @diogenesii]

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?

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

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.

[Graham TitmanParticipant @grahamtitman81812]

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

[Grindstone CowboyParticipant @grindstonecowboy]

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

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

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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