69.001 BF1979 - Sphingidae - Mimas tiliae - Lime Hawk Moth
Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others - - click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
- Generally Common / Widespread
Taxonomy: Macro >> Sphingidae
ID Difficulty: - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: An obvious and distinctive looking British hawk-moth. Attractively marked with large patches of dark olive-green within the central forewing, sometimes forming a cross-band. The forewing is distinctively scalloped along the trailing edge. The abdomen tip is often held upwards at rest.
Distribution: A resident that is uncommon and locally distributed throughout Derbyshire. It does seem to be well established in the southern lowlands.
Flight Period: May / June / July / - On the wing May – June – one generation
Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light
Photographed: Yes - Photographed By: Tony Davison © All Rights Reserved
Forewing: 23-39mm
Food Plant: Limes Elms, Downy & Silber Birch, Alder
Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison ©