Dave Morrison was lucky enough to find this huge Privet Hawk-moth the other day up by the entrance to the reserve. It was chucking down with rain at the time so we rescued it and kept it save until the worst of the weather had passed during which time it was enjoyed by those visitors brave enough to come out in such inclement weather.
As you can see, at rest it is very well camouflaged but when disturbed it would flash the bright pink and black stripy body. As you can see, it is an impressively big moth!
Images by Brenda Clayton