69.001 BF1979 - Sphingidae - Smerinthinae - Mimas tiliae - Lime Hawk-moth

Blue -  Generally Common / Widespread       orange - Migrant

ID Difficulty:  green  - 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: 5 - May | 6 - June |    -  On the wing May – June Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 46-78mm Food Plant: Lime (Tilia sp.), elms (Ulmus sp.), Alder (Alnus glutinosa), Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) and Silver Birch (Betula pendula). In London, Plane (Platanus x hispanica) and cultivars of Cherry.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded Date: 03/08/2024
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Derby

IMAGES BELOW – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison © 

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