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Humminngbird Hawkmoth

megadodge · 2017-06-09 21:17:10

I spotted a hummingbird hawkmoth in my locality (Roscommon) the other day. Up until I noticed it buzzing and darting from flower to flower I didn't even know they existed in Ireland. Unfortunately, by the time I had my camera out he had scarpered. I looked it up on Google and it was definitely a hummingbird hawkmoth. Is…

09-06-2017 9:17pm

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I spotted a hummingbird hawkmoth in my locality (Roscommon) the other day. Up until I noticed it buzzing and darting from flower to flower I didn't even know they existed in Ireland.

Unfortunately, by the time I had my camera out he had scarpered. I looked it up on Google and it was definitely a hummingbird hawkmoth. Is this an unusual sighting or have they become more common here in recent years?

They're pretty spectacular.

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#2 09-06-2017 11:37pm

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i was on a stand at bloom and talked to maybe 4 people who have seen them recently. seems to be the year for them?

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#3 10-06-2017 7:44am

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There seems to have been a huge arrival of them in the last two weeks for sure - it's worth recording the sighting on the National Biodiversity Data Centre website here: http://records.biodiversityireland.ie/start-recording

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#4 10-06-2017 10:33pm

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A couple of Painted Ladies about too - wonder will we get an invasion this year, weather looks promising later next week so you never know!!!

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