69.001 BF1979 – Lime Hawk-moth – Sphingidae – Mimas tiliae

 

Lime Hawk-mothSphingidae – Smerinthinae – Mimas tiliae – colour code

STATUS – A resident that is uncommon and locally distributed throughout Derbyshire. It does seem to be well established in the southern lowlands.
 
 ID POINTERS – An obvious and distinctive looking British hawk-moth. Attractively marked with large patches of dark olive-green within the central forewing, sometimes forming a cross-band. The forewing is distinctively scalloped along the trailing edge. The abdomen tip is often held upwards at rest. 
 
 FLIGHT PERIOD –  On the wing May – June
 
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison© 
 
 
 
 
 Lime Hawk-moth
 
 
 
 
 
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