I was going to post a picture of a peony today the first flower of which has just opened up in our garden but then I spotted this creature on a wall about a quarter of a mile from home.
A quick Google for "camouflaged moth" brought up many similar images which lead me to believe it's a Pandora Sphinx Moth BUT as this is a North American moth I'm not absolutely certain that it would be seen in the UK so my identification may not be correct. It's certainly one that I've never knowingly seen before in these parts which is why I've titled this post "Butterfly in Disguise". So calling all lepidopterists out there, is my identification correct or not?
Stephen here....
ReplyDeleteIt's a Lime Hawk-Moth (Mimas tiliae) Garth. Lucky to see one these days.
Thanks Stephen - I knew I should have emailed you in the first place. I'm afraid I'm not that knowledgeable in identifying these things.
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