Sunday 14 August 2016

POPLAR HAWKMOTH

WE CAME DOWN THIS MORNING TO FIND A POPLAR HAWKMOTH 
CLINGING TO A CALENDAR ON THE SIDE OF THE KITCHEN CABINET. 
THE PICTURE IS OF OUR CAT GIBBS WHEN HE WAS A KITTEN. 
NOT SURE WHERE THE MOTH CAME FROM OR WHY SHE 
CHOSE TO LAY HER EGGS IN SUCH A STRANGE PLACE. 
WE DID EVENTUALLY PUT HER OUTSIDE.















15 comments:

  1. Hi. Great photos. We in Finland have also the same butterflies.

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  2. Hawkmoth! Awesome! I would like to see similar!

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  3. Hi. Awesome butterfly. Greetings.

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  4. nice buff one as well,hope you going to keep the eggs and hatch them out.

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  5. What an amazing thing to happen, John and Sue!!! Have you got a suitable tree nearby to put the eggs on? Poplar, Sallow, Aspen or Willow would do.It would be interesting to watch the caterpillars develop!

    Best wishes - - - Richard

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  6. If I came downstairs to this discovery I would be a happy man! I hope that you are able to place the eggs somewhere that you can observe the ongoing development.

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  7. This is indeed amazing to find this Moth laying her eggs on the picture. Hope you will be able to see the outcome of it all.
    Regards,
    Roos

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  8. cool creature. Mother finds lots of amazing niches.

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  9. It would have been even more amazing if it was a Puss Moth!! Still very special.

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  10. Wow, what a surprise, this Hawkmoth!
    And stunning tot see the eggs!
    greetings,
    Maria

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  11. Thank you all for your kind comments.
    John and Sue.

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