Three from Sussex
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:22 am
Three from Sussex:
Over the weekend I visited my son and his wife near Brighton. Naturally, I took the trap and set up in their back garden. The pick of the crop were three I'm not expecting to see here at home any time soon. (The problem with annoying a Privet Hawk to make it flash its stripes is that it very soon gets annoyed enough to fly off, so I was glad I managed to grab this, but sadly not a shot of the beast in flight.)
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Over the weekend I visited my son and his wife near Brighton. Naturally, I took the trap and set up in their back garden. The pick of the crop were three I'm not expecting to see here at home any time soon. (The problem with annoying a Privet Hawk to make it flash its stripes is that it very soon gets annoyed enough to fly off, so I was glad I managed to grab this, but sadly not a shot of the beast in flight.)
- Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri)
- Varied Coronet (Hadena compta)
- Reddish Light Arches (Apamea sublustri)