Mostly Moths 2019

Very calm female but the male is pretty lively, lucky enough to have had a few at moth traps, was so excited when I first saw one not long after I started trapping at home!

A couple of days after seeing it, I was talking to a local moth trapper who said "Do you know I've not seen any Poplar Hawk-moths yet this year." "Strange you should say that …" I was able to reply! I think he's doing a trap for a local event soon (weather permitting), so I might go and see what he finds

Lovely photo, Nigel. We were at the Glaslyn centre in north west Wales (a few miles from Porthmadog) recently and they had set up a moth trap overnight. They had something like 51 species and 31 individuals were Elephant Hawk Moths and a couple of Poplar Hawkmoths. I'd never seen one before. See their Facebook entry from the 30th of June: www.facebook.com/.../ . If that link works there are about 14 photos of various moths.

Yep, great captures D!

The first one is well past it's first flush of youth, Alan, which is why the colours have faded.

Reasonably large and looking in the window at me on June 21st. Not sure of type though?

Biston betularia ... achooo!

Thanks, WB. :-)

WendyBartter said:

Biston betularia ... achooo!

Yes, gets up my nose too!