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Smallholding => Wildlife => Topic started by: Marches Farmer on August 20, 2015, 10:13:27 am

Title: Painted Lady & Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Post by: Marches Farmer on August 20, 2015, 10:13:27 am

Seen both on the farm this week.  Quite distinctive and very rare for them to get this far west (summer migrants).  Keep a look out!

Title: Re: Painted Lady & Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Post by: Fleecewife on August 20, 2015, 11:45:54 am

Lovely  :bfly:   A few years back there was an invasion of Painted Ladies from the continent, even up here, but I rarely see them now.  I have only once seen a Hummingbird Hawk Moth and that was in my son's very sheltered garden on the east coast of Scotland - very exciting  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Painted Lady & Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Post by: Possum on August 22, 2015, 05:15:46 pm

Haven't seen any painted ladies this year but have seen a hummingbird moth 3 or 4 times. Aren't they amazing!