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Hawk moth?

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  • 23-06-2014 8:03pm
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    minterno
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    Hi guys,I spotted this fella on the wall of a house in Kerry on sunday,think it one of the hawk moths but stand to be corrected,really stunning creature with very vivid colouring,got some pics and a short vid, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxIXP7sRA94&feature=youtu.be
    video available in Hd
    there was another moth which I had never come across also,the white one in the pics,just thought id share them,regards


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    magicbastarder
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    the pink one is an elephant hawk moth:

    http://www.animalphotos.me/moth/moth-ele.htm


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    minterno
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    that's it alright,cheers


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    magicbastarder
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    the other one may be an ermine moth?


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    minterno
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    the other one may be an ermine moth?

    Looks like an ermine moth alright.cheers


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    minterno
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    the other one may be an ermine moth?

    Looks like an ermine moth alright.cheers


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    Pat_Planky
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    That's right.
    A hawk moth.
    The real give away is if you are lucky enough to see them feeding from a flower. They hover like a hummingbird. Quite a sight


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    splish
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    Pat_Planky wrote: »
    That's right.
    A hawk moth.
    The real give away is if you are lucky enough to see them feeding from a flower. They hover like a hummingbird. Quite a sight
    I think you are thinking of a Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum.


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    Pat_Planky
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    splish wrote: »
    I think you are thinking of a Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum.

    Brown with a very long proboscis when unrolled???


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    splish
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    Pat_Planky wrote: »
    Brown with a very long proboscis when unrolled???
    http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1984


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    Pat_Planky
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    That's the one. Years since I saw it but it left quite an impression


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    Bonedigger
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    I had the pleasure of seeing one in my own garden two summers ago.
    I literally saw it for fleeting seconds(no chance to get a pic.!),but it definitely left a lasting impression too.:)


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    Alun
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    I had one here in Bray that managed to get trapped in my conservatory earlier this year. It took ages to coax it out again.


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