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Poplar Hawk-moth (was - Monster Moth)

Wizzy2011 · 2013-06-10 13:23:02

I came across this beast in the toilet, thought at first glance it may have been a small bat. Didn't put up much of a struggle lifting it back out the window. Has anybody any ideas on what species of moth it is?

10-06-2013 1:23pm

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Wizzy2011

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I came across this beast in the toilet, thought at first glance it may have been a small bat. Didn't put up much of a struggle lifting it back out the window. Has anybody any ideas on what species of moth it is?

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I'll take a stab at it and say a Poplar Hawk Moth? (open to correction though...)

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#3 10-06-2013 3:34pm

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OpenYourEyes wrote: »

I'll take a stab at it and say a Poplar Hawk Moth? (open to correction though...)

It is a Poplar Hawk-moth, a widespread and common species in Ireland.
They need to warm up before flying. They do this by twitching their wing muscles for a couple or more minutes. So they are quite easy to handle when at rest.

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