Identify mystery moth
Found this moth on my house wall, it very beautiful but I have no idea what it is. Never seen one like it before.
Any ideas?
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Found this moth on my house wall, it very beautiful but I have no idea what it is. Never seen one like it before.
Any ideas?
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You lucky lucky thing!
It's an Elephant Hawk Moth https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/deilephila-elpenor/adult/
Thanks, it's Very beautiful I hope it hangs around for a bit. Checked the website and it mentions that they love honeysuckle and there are plenty around here just opening
To keep them coming back, we need to also provide the food plants (Rosebay and other willow herbs, fuscias & himalayan balsam amongst others) for the caterpillars. I always let some rosebay willowherb grow in a wild corner for them.