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This resident moth flashes reddish-brown patches on underwings if disturbed. The wings can sometimes have a pinkish/purplish tinge. Adult does not feed. Female comes to light before midnight, the male after midnight, in greater numbers. Rests with abdomen curved up and hindwings further forward than the forewings. Larvae can be found between June to early October. Flight Season Flies from May to July in one generation but a partial second can occur in the south between August and September.
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This immigrant species is not seen every year the UK and is usually seen at a light source. After dusk it can be seen feeding from tubular flowers, such as honeysuckle and tobacco. Flight Season Flies between August and October.
The male has heavier markings than the female and sometimes has a broad central cross-band. The male also has thicker, longer antennae than the females. They usually hold the wings close to the body whilst resting, like the Privet and Pine Hawk-moths.
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I was watering the potted Fuchsias, minding my own business, when I came across the biggest green caterpillar that I have ever seen in the wild (4-5 inches). At first I thought some visiting child had perched their toy on a branch (as they do). But when it moved a little, I dashed off to get my camera. When I had taken a few snaps I tried to look it up in books and the Internet. I couldn't find a good picture -- but the nearest I found was the Swallowtail butterfly. Anyone know better? It would be lovely to see it emerge as a butterfly and fly away. PS Several people have suggested that it is an Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar -- and after looking at the Internet sites that they gave me, I agree with them. I hadn't considered that it might be a moth. PPS I now find that I have at least 4, chewing their way through the leaves of my Fuchsias. Two are the bright green , and two are a dark browny black. Apparently they are well known for their partiality for Fuchsias. I expect they will have stripped my Fuchsias by morning!!!
A shutter speed of a staggering 1/12,800th of a second was used to capture the creature in such fine detail with its wings fully spread.
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We have two Bee Hawk-moths in Britain. The Broad-bordered uses honeysuckle as the caterpillar foodplant while the rarer Narrow-bordered uses Devil's-bit Scabious. They mimic bees for protection but they are moths. Like all other butterflies and moths they emerge from their pupa with scales on their wings. ( Lepidoptera means scale winged and it is these scales which create the wing patterns on butterflies and moths.) But in the Bee Hawks and Clearwings, the scales are loosely attached and fall off with the first wing movements, leaving the wings transparent and looking more like a bee than a moth. Its scientific name is Hemaris tityus. Hemaris simply means day, because this moth flies during the day and not at night like most moths. Tityus was a giant who made a pass at Latona, wife of Jupiter and as a punishment was made to lie outstretched in the Underworld while the snakes and vultures ate his self-renewing liver. Nice.
