Moth id please.
Flyfifer
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Hi can anyone ID this beautiful large moth it was found sunday morning on our south facing conservatory door. As it was forecast to be very hot I moved it to one of the lower shaded branches of a magnolia shrub where it stayed until dusk. I think as it looked to have a wingspan of approx 3 inches it may be one of the Hawk moths but Which one??
at first glance it looks like dead leaves
camouflage? Nature at it's best.
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Poplar Hawkmoth, lovely
Thank you very much again for the ID Nutcutlet, yes it was very lovely and I was totally amazed that it was so well camouflaged Looking like dead leaves when on the branch.
I love hawkmoths, I like the way they cling on to a finger for close examination
How amazing, I don't think I've seen that many different moths in my garden, but then again they're probably just well disguised aha
Yes that is how I managed to move it out of the direct sunlight.
they are well camouflaged jabsy, I rarely see any unless we run a moth trap.