Sagitar Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Was doing some shrub pruning when I came upon this fella on a viburnum opulus. Slightly strange because I think he is a Privet Hawk Moth larva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 That's a cracking photo, love the colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Agreed a top image.... Is the moth native to the UK?...Are you going to let it grow so we can see the moth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted August 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Agreed a top image.... Is the moth native to the UK?...Are you going to let it grow so we can see the moth? This particular one is native to the UK (the Privet Moth is the largest of British moths with a wing span of about five inches) but there's a wide range of Hawk Moths and they are found in lots of countries. I'm certainly not going to look after it. I just put it back where I found it. They are born from an egg and grow by shedding their skins, which they may do three or four times. They become a pupa; reddy brown and with a hard shell, inside which the adult moth develops and eventually breaks free. Just like butterflies really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 I understand why you wouldn't want to watch it transform but equally i would be interested to see the moth, even more so with a wingspan like you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Open your wallet Tony, and watch the moths escape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Actually it's full of bats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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