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Hummingbird Hawkmoth

I hope the link works, it's UK safari's photo of the week

http://www.uksafari.com/potw.htm

 



In the sticks near Peterborough
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    I am so pleased you put that link on here Nut, I have lots of these an

    d didnt know what they were.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Lots!!!

    You are lucky Lyn. I've never seen more than two



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • I am so jealous - I only ever see the occasional one image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    I have so much uncultivated spaces here, I probably have what they need to bread, I dont know what that is, but its probably here! If not its in the fields, the farmer is organic so we have huge margins of weeds around the edges.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    What an incredible photoimage I am so ignorant about moths, I didn't know this type existedimage

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    An organic farmer. How lovely Lyn. I'm surrounded by the complete opposite.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Not so good when those big fluffy seed heads pop, silky threads everywhere!

    Do you know what weed they breed on Nut?

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I associate them with bedstraws Lyn but as non natives they've probably had to adapt a bit.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • The only time i ever had one here was when i grew ladies bedstraw image
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I haven't got much ladies bedstraw at the moment but lots of hedge bedstraw. Not sure they're breeding here though, It takes 2 and most years I only see one.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
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