Moth

[josaphine32]

When my mum went on Holiday i was in charge of watering the Plants, One afternoon about 5.30ish out of her bedding plants came out the biggest moth you ever did see. it was abit smaller than a tennis ball and it hovers when feeding on the nectar and has really long antenary things we at first thought it was a hummingbird it is that loud that you can hear it flap also it is speckily on its back, My mum has just phoned to say she has just seen it, I know its abit of a long shot but does anyone know what it is called please

[B00]

Some here, click on the pictures to enlarge them.

[B00]

I also typed in "speckled" into the keysearch thingymejig at the bottom of that page and it brought up these lovelies :-)

http://ukmoths.org.uk/keywordsearch.php?keywor d1=speckled

[B00]

lol, sorry, I'm a dozy bag- link in my 1st post was supposed to be............

http://ukmoths.org.uk/top20.php

[josaphine32]

no its none of those but thanks anyway

[Thunderbird+]

It sounds like a hummingbird hawk moth,quite a few people have seen them in the UK recently, I was amazed to see one of these continentals in my garden too.
Take a look at some previous posts from a couple of weeks back, someone posted a really good picture..
Good Luck Tbird+

[File Cutter]

Sounds like a Humminbird Hawk Moth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_Hawk- moth

[Thunderbird+]

Thanks Boo, We were both searching at the same time. I saw your nic pic, that was the one I saw in my garden, the hummingbird hawk moth.

[josaphine32]

It was the hummingbird moth thanks Boo, It was not to i looked at it in flight that i realised, I will let my mum know what it is.

[Cetti]

Tbird, this may be the picture you meant below. It has been an amazing year josaphine. I had 2 around my Petunias a few weeks ago. Always a great thrill to see them.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals_and_Nat ure/Question288943.html

[Thunderbird+]

Yep thats the one, I thought that was your picture Cetti.
I saw one on the same day in my garden dissapear into some bushes.

[Cetti]

Isn't it thrilling when something so wonderful suddenly appears in your garden?

I thought they would have all gone now, so even more exciting!

[Thunderbird+]

Thats very true Chetti, I think if you create plenty of diversity, theres no telling what may turn up in your own back yard.
I'm even beggging to feel comfitable around hornets now, knowing that they are non agressive if you leave them alone. My crowning glory last year was to see a brambling on my bird table. All the best Tbird+

[darkangel06]

We had one in our garden the other day. It was amazing to watch.