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Billy M - 28 September 2003

Very helpful site after my father showed me a recording he took of one of four moths in his garden in South West of Scotland and asked me to try and identify it. We believe they were Hummingbird Hawk Moths as they are identical to the available pictures and identification with the hummingbird characteristics. Thank you

Michael Rattey - 27 September 2003

This afternoon, myself and my Daughter Jessica saw a fantastic site in the centre of Wells, Somerset. It was something that we had never seen before. A Hummingbird Hawk Moth. It was such a wonderful site, watching it wizz about around the flowers, then hover for a moment, extent it's probosas, and move carefully foward then back at each flower, collecting the Nectar. I only wish I had my Digital Camera with me at the time. We will be going back to where we saw it tomorrow, with said Camera. To hopefully get some pics of it, if it is there again.

Bails - 27 September 2003

I saw a moth I hadn't seen before in our garden in Coventry- searched on hummingbird and there it was the Hummingbird Hawk Moth. Good site.

Brian Richardson - 27 September 2003

Just seen my first ever (in 60 years)Humming Bird Hawkmoth, in my garden in Halifax 27/09/2003, MAGIC.
Your site is excellent but cross referencing to the moths common name would be useful.

Hugh Watson - 27 September 2003

Terrific service, and some stunning photos. A model for how other invertebrate sites could be developed.

vanessa - 26 September 2003

Fantastic site.
I've been watching some amazing creatures visiting my Buddlaea for the past 4 weeks and now know them to be Hummingbird Hawk Moths. They're amazing. Does anybody know how I can keep them visiting or help them over-winter?
Location : mid-Bedfordshire.

Allison Harvey - 25 September 2003

My daughter pointed out a 'fairy bird' this morning 25.9.03 feeding on a hanging basket of petunias on our way to school. It wasn't a bird, and after coming home to do some research - it was definitely a humming bird hawk moth - needless to say we have never seen one before !
My children have talked about it all day at school and have drawn pictures of it.
We live in Great Yarmouth,Norfolk.

John Hamon - 25 September 2003

Tonight we had a visit from a hummingbird hawkmoth on our Geraniums. We were fascinated as we have never seen one before.
managed to get some adequate pictures of it

Julie Daniel - 25 September 2003

This site has been a great help. I was just freaked out finding what I thought was a Giant Caterpillar crawling across the lawn in my back garden. After fighting the dog off and having a close look, I have now found out that it is a Convolvulus Hawk Moth. Feisty little thing I must say!!

Gary Hands - 24 September 2003

Just a quick line for anyone keeping records. My father had a hummingbird hawk moth in his garden 23/9/03 - Nuneaton, Midlands. As a keen ornithologist, so knowing it was not actually a hummingbird, he was fascinated by the creature. First time he'd ever seen one.

Liz Townshend (Haywards Heath, West Sussex) - 23 September 2003

Thanks for your site. Found a large moth in my washing that had been left out for a couple of days. Easily identified from your beginners top 20. It was a Convolvulus Hawk-moth.
Have never seen a moth this big before. Very impressive.

Andrea Cole - 22 September 2003

Absolutely brilliant site, better than any book. It has been a great help to me.

Thanks & Well Done everyone

janis bate - 22 September 2003

We found by accident this large grey/white stripped moth, grey hooded, tucked up behind a grey statue in our garden. We went to the google web site to look up it's name. We found your web site fairly easyily. We think the moth is indeed a hawk moth, about 5 inches long. when we get home we will if the moth is still there, take a photo of this beautiful moth.

jo voak - 21 September 2003

I live in Upminster, Essex and the hummingbird moth has visited my garden on several occasions in the past month. Prior to last week I was unable to identify it but last week went to Devon where people were discussing the sightings. Shortly after we spotted several. Does anyone know if they will lay eggs here and perhaps survive through to next season?

Gordon R. Hopkins - 20 September 2003

Many thanks for such a useful and informative (and easy to use) website. As co-editor of the Dorset Moth Group newsletter I use it frequently as an identificaton aid.
Toady a workshop was held in Exeter to review proposals for a national macro moth recording scheme, and there I saw a copy of a CD showing the content of this website to date - very impressive and very useful. Please send me more details.
Will you be at Kempton Park on 4th. October? Hope to see you then.

Regards
Gordon R. Hopkins.

John Cree - 20 September 2003

Terrific site. Really easy to find and easy to use. Well done. I read the comments and like everyone and their uncle I saw my first Hummingbird Hawk Moth today. A friend 'phoned to tell me about this 'hummingbird' in the garden as I have an interest in such things. His family will be as delighted as I am to know what the creature is. We live in Scotland,Girvan, South Ayrshire. There were three of us looking at this moth and we have around 170 years between us and never even heard of such a beast. I got some film and some pictures of it so if any of the footage turns out good I'll let you know. Is our area in it's normal range? Thank you for making it easy to identify. Good luck and again I say 'Afine site' Bye.

kathie - 20 September 2003

great site. My husband has just seen what he thought to be a humming bird or somthing in the garden on the buddlia.
We found it instantly on your site and identified it as a moth.
We live in manchester and are used to moths in the evening after the butterflies have done their shift on the bushes.
Thanks for making it so easy to find

Matt - 19 September 2003

Great site, just identified a Convolvulus Hawk-moth which flew into the house, almost thought it was a small bird! It was very big! Now I know what it was as I'd never seen anything like this before. Thanks to the site for the info.

Andrew Thompson - 19 September 2003

Thanks for helping to identify a Hummingbird Hawkmoth which I saw this morning in Ballsbridge, Dublin.

I was in a meeting when I spotted what I thought was a very large bee out of the corner of my eye.

I did get some shots but they are hard things to capture. But what an amazing creature. Without sites like this and the internet, we've have been convinced it was a bird. Best wishes

Andrew Thompson, Ireland

Matt Cooper - 19 September 2003

Hi, i need some help if possible! I've got a Nokia 7650 (camera phone), and I saw a HUGE moth outside my workplace in Cornwall. I used my phone to photograph it, but have been unsuccessful in transferring the image to e-mail as my computer will not support the software to allow me to do this. I haven't found the moth on this website, but am fascinated to knowing whether this moth is from this country as it was at least 5 inches long!!! I'm not usually interested, but this was an amazing looking creature. Please mail any interest and ideas to , having a photo messaging phone would help!
Thanx, Matt.

Hedley - 19 September 2003

Thanks for the site. Managed to instantly find the moth we'd seen outside our local sport center in Cambridge (at midday hovering around some buddlea). Just typed in hummingbird (because that's what it looked like) and found the exact one!

Chris Searle - 18 September 2003

Thanks Ian in your help in identifying the moth. As I have just started the my website it was of great help. I then got carried away and used the links you had to also identify some of my butterflies.
Will definitly be using you site again.

Neil Parkinson - 17 September 2003

Could you recomend a moth trap as a good starting point for someone new to moth identification and where I may be able to buy it.

Chris Sibbald - 17 September 2003

14th September spotted a hummingbird hawkmoth in our garden at Cookham Dean, Berkshire. It was feeding on the lavender plants in the late afternoon. We were amazed by its agility and also how easily we could see the proboscis. Also have seen several Emmelina monodactyla usually resting on a stone wall during the day. (unless it's the same one moving around to different bits of the garden!)

Julie & Lee Kemp - 17 September 2003

We live in Tunbridge Wells Kent, our neighbours have just found a large moth on their washing,they gave it to us as they knew we would find it interesting.Thanks to your site we have identified it as a Convolvulus Hawk-Moth,(very beautiful)
Nice site, Easy to use, Thanks Julie & Lee

Sue Garrett - 17 September 2003

We have just spotted (we are 99% sure) a striped hawk moth in our grounds in Abingdon, Oxfordshire if you are interested for any records.

Dennis Davies - 16 September 2003

I have seen hummingbird hawkmoths on holiday this year in Italy. Yesterday I was surprised to see one on the honeysuckle in my garden. I live in Maerdy in the Rhondda valley. I have since found your website which is very informative. Thanks!

C H Millett - 16 September 2003

I was lucky enough to see a hummingbird hawk moth yesterday 15/9/03 in my garden in Worcestershire and thanks to your web site was able to identify it. I have never seen anything like it before, fantastic !

Gail Stone and Sarah Bazley - 15 September 2003

My sister Sarah and I were in my garden yesterday when an amazing creature flew onto some Bizzy Lizzies in a pot near to where we were sitting.It looked like a small hummingbird and darted from flower to flower, hovering over each one, not landing on it. We could clearly see its long tube and the wings were moving so quickly they seemed translucent. It moved onto a fuchsia bush. I came rushing in for my camera and managed to get a very blurred picture of it as it flew off. We were totally amazed and excited as we couldn't imagine what it was. We waited the rest of the afternoon, but it didn't return. Thanks to your site we now know what it was - thank you!

I live near St Austell in Cornwall

austin d watson - 15 September 2003

wow! what a great and user friendly website for the non-lepidopterist (me), but one who is keen to know more.

Austin. Harley, Rotherham, S Yorks

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