It’s just taken me around four hours to clear the moth trap this morning and I still have a clutch of moths that I can’t identify, or need confirmation. I had at least 10 Buff Tips (a bevvy of Buff Tips?) and managed to get 6 into the top photo, together with a Buff Arches in the corner. Privet, Poplar and Pine Hawk-moths present and a good selection, including some which were new into the garden this year.
Hawk-moths are large and spectacular. They are great to photograph because they’re not very inclined to fly off. These will remain hidden in the Wisteria for the rest of the day. I’ve had quite a few Privet Hawk-moths this year. The Pine Hawk-moth is the first one for 2022.
The Large Emerald and Barred Red belong to the Geometrid family. They usually rest with their wings flat.
Natural history of the Bailiwick of Guernsey 