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| (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae |
| Lime Hawk Moth | Lime Hawk Moth | Lime Hawk Moth | Lime Hawk Moth |
| Mimas tiliae | Mimas tiliae | Mimas tiliae | Mimas tiliae |
| 69.001 BF 1979 | 69.001 BF 1979 | 69.001 BF 1979 | 69.001 BF 1979 |
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Status: Resident in UK. Wing Span:70mm to 80mm. Flight Period: May and June. Habitat: Habitats are lightly wooded and shrubby places such as, hedgerows, road side verges, wood land rides and fringes, heaths, commons, gardens, parks and other places where suitable and tree's grow. Comment: This moth is some times reasonably common and generally well distributed resident to England and Wales. They are rarely seen in large numbers excepting London, and Stafford. The fore wing markings are quite variable. |
| (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae |
| Eyed Hawk Moth | Eyed Hawk Moth | Eyed Hawk Moth | Eyed Hawk Moth |
| Smerinthus ocellata | Smerinthus ocellata | Smerinthus ocellata | Smerinthus ocellata |
| 69.002 BF 1980 | 69.002 BF 1980 | 69.002 BF 1980 | 69.002 BF 1980 |
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Status: Resident in UK. Wing Span: 75mm to 95mm. Flight Period: May until July. Habitat: Habitats are both heavily and lightly wooded area's such as, hedgerows, road side verges, wood land rides and fringes, heaths, commons, gardens, parks and other places where the larval food plants, Sallow, Willow, Poplar, Birch and Apple trees grow. Comment: Moths of this species are usually single brooded, and are on the wing during May through to July, occasionally there is a partial second brood in late summer to autumn. |
| (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) |
| Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae |
| Poplar Hawk Moth | Poplar Hawk Moth | Poplar Hawk Moth | Poplar Hawk Moth |
| Laothoe populi | Laothoe populi | Laothoe populi | Laothoe populi |
| 69.003 BF 1981 | 69.003 BF 1981 | 69.003 BF 1981 | 69.003 BF 1981 |
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| (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | (Linnaeus 1758) | |
| Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | Sphingidae - Smerinthinae | |
| Poplar Hawk Moth | Poplar Hawk Moth | Poplar Hawk Moth | |
| Laothoe populi | Laothoe populi | Laothoe populi | |
| 69.003 BF 1981 | 69.003 BF 1981 | 69.003 BF 1981 | |
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Status: Resident in UK. Wing Span: 72mm to 92mm. Flight Period: May until July. Habitat: Habitats are heavily and lightly wooded area's such as, hedgerows, road side verges, wood land rides and fringes, heaths, commons and other places where Sallow, Willow, Poplar, and Aspen tree's grow. Comment: This moth is some times reasonably common and generally well distributed resident throughout the British Isles. |
Species 69.009 to 69.016
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