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Produce => Wildlife forum => Topic started by: Carol on September 10, 2005, 14:35:26

Title: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: Carol on September 10, 2005, 14:35:26

 :o :o :o :o

Saw this 'lovely' creature on a country road, thought I would share its beeauty with you all!!!   arrrrrh.


(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/lowrieT/IMG_0770.jpg)

Title: Re: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: Sketty on September 10, 2005, 14:45:13

So am I the only one who thinks it's a gorgeous creature then (I hope you moved it off the road)? ::)

Title: Re: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: Bambi.1 on September 10, 2005, 15:08:27

What a funny,but cute looking thing LOL!  ;D

Title: Re: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: Roy Bham UK on September 10, 2005, 20:27:52

I snapped some in my neighbours garden last year, they are cute aren't they?

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Title: Re: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: Carol on September 10, 2005, 20:31:18

I think they are cute too, but the lady who phoned me to come and have a look at the EH Moth thought it was horrible and had never seen anything like it before!!!  I did move it off the road and onto the grass verge.

 :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: dibberxxx on September 10, 2005, 21:11:40

they do look cute and almost cuddly  :)

Title: Re: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: Jane the Novice on September 10, 2005, 23:29:51

very cute indeed until an entire family of them decide to devour your fuschias as great speed!!

Title: Re: Elephant Hawk Moth
Post by: pansy on September 11, 2005, 11:10:52

Aah lovely - while its a caterpillar! Moths, I can't stand em why do they come fluttering at you?. Not too keen on anything that flies near me really even butterflies  and am sad to say missed getting a pic of my first dragonfly visitor cos it came too near and I beat a retreat.  (The size of them!) Soppy eh. Have no problem with bees and wasps funnily enough because they don't bumble round me  ;D