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H. Brown - 19 August 2003

I visited this site to find out imformation on a moth I had just spotted in my garden. I was amazed to see this huge what seemed like a bird at first but then we could see that it was a moth. It was hovering like a humming bird drinking necta from my flowers just outside of my patio doors as I said it was amazing we had never seen such a big and unusual thing before. I would like to thank you because we found the imformation just by entering \"humming\" into your search page, something that doesn't often happen when you are on the internet.

Simon Browne - 19 August 2003

Thank you for spending the effort to create such a useful site. It is an excellent reference for newcomers like me, complementing the books very well with the more life-like images.

I hope to be able to contribute the occasional picture myself sometime..

Eric Longworth - 19 August 2003

Spotted what I now know to be a hummingbird hawk moth in the garden feeding on busy lizzies and a butterfly bush. Watched it for 3 or 4 minutes it never touched down once it was amazing. I have lived on the Isle of Wight for the last 16 years and I never even knew they existed but I will watch out for them in the future.

Janet Mackleston - 19 August 2003

Thanks to your website I now know that the beautiful creature I saw last Friday was a hummingbird moth. I had returned home for lunch around midday to see this creature I had never seen before dipping in and out of the tubs of bizzy lizzies, unfortunately I was to fascinated to think of reaching for the camera. I never thought it would be a moth as I always thought they came out at night but now I know better. I had initially thought it might be a very small bird but the body was far too sausage shaped. This moth was seen in Sandling just north of Maidstone Kent and I see from other notes in your guestbook that they have been seen all over the south of England. Lets hope this is a regular occurance - I will certainly be growing bizzy lizzies again next year.

e.spencer - 18 August 2003

found several caterpillars of the Scarce Vapourer moth on leaves of a Pauwlonia tree in garden in N.W.Surrey in mid August 2003.Easily identified thanks to excellent photo;pity there was no illustration of the actual moth.

Andy & jackie from southampton - 18 August 2003

We saw this unusual looking moth in our garden and looked it up on this website, we found it no problem!,it was a hummingbird hawk moth.We took our 3 year old daughter outside to see it and she saw 2!.

Dave Griffin - 17 August 2003

Very helpful in identifying a species i was struggling with

PETE&SUE,HYTHE,KENT. - 17 August 2003

HAVE BEEN SEEING A MOTH FOR THE LAST WEEK FEEDING ON BUTTERFLY BUSH.
NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS,BUT THANKS TO YOUR WEBSITE FOUND IT FIRST TIME.
IT WAS A HUMMING BIRD HAWK MOTH.

Ben Young - 17 August 2003

I found a Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli in our garden in Jersey Channel Islands today, August 17th 2003 17.00 hours.

phill johnson - 17 August 2003

Can anybody help me identify an insect that I believe to be a moth. It was hovering over a bed of busy-lizzy flowers at mid-day in Hampshire UK. It exactly resembled a tiny humming bird in its manner and flight - it had a long 3cm protruding retracting tube/snout that it probed into the centre of the flower whilst hovering above it. The insects body was about 2.5cm in length, colour grey with white and redish tail. Wings beat so fast they could not be seen. Thanks Phill

Simon Suter - 17 August 2003

Thanks - your site has proved useful in identifying a (migrant) convolvulus hawk moth in Banstead Surrey 17/8/2003.

Condition tatty, although feeding

SID BULGIN - 17 August 2003

VERY INFORMATIVE, HAVE JUST IDENTIFIED A HUMMINGBIRD HAWK MOTH
MANY THANKS

Steve Evans - 16 August 2003

Of which moth is this the lava? Dark green body with black spots, no hairs.
Diameter of body same as middle finger but longer.Seems to have facial whiskers like a walrus.was at edge of lawn,in flower bed, seemed to be eating grass.Rotherfield , East Sussex.

Julie Christy - 16 August 2003

We have spotted a Hummingbird Moth in our garden 2 evenings running and have been thrilled to watch it working its way through a Salvia Rouge Royale and a Penstemmon. Fantastic!!!Thanks to this web site, we were able to identify it.
Julie and Tony. August16th 2003.

Bob Eeles - 16 August 2003

I'm a regular on this site and wonder if there are any active moth-ers based around Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

John Jennings - 15 August 2003

As a complete newcomer to looking at moths I found that almost on a daily basis that I was sending at least one moth photo a day to Ian. At all times Ian has been exceptionally helpful and managed to ID every moth for me until in the end I managed one for myself. What a good feeling that was.

Thanks for all your patience Ian and well done to an excellent site.

lisa - 14 August 2003

I came across your site whilst trying to find a picture of a moth who landed in my mums garden today as i have never seen anything so big. I am curious as to what it might be. It's body was about four inches long and was a stripy color with black and orangey red stripes, its wings were a silver grey/and dark grey colour and were about four inches wide it could easily passed as a small sparrow. It had two beady black eyes and two thin legs, i would appreciate it if your could give me some information as it was slightly injured and unable to fly away so it is resting on one of her plants at the moment be interested to tell her as much info as i can.
Thank you

Sharon - 14 August 2003

My friends an I were astonished to see what we thought was a hummingbird in the back garden, here in Swindon, Wilts. A quick check on yahoo with Hummingbird and discoved your site. It was a Hummingbird Hawk moth and we managed to watch it with all the kids for 10 minutes or so.

Nice to be able to identify something correctly now we shall look out for the caterpillars!

Anne Codner - 14 August 2003

I am not usually interested in moths but really appreciated using your site to identify a Convolulus Hawk moth found in Cheltenham.Many thanks.

Chris Olney - 14 August 2003

I am impressed with the site! I ALSO NEED ASSISTANCE IF YOU CAN HELP.
I am not a collector of Moths nor take any specific interest UNTIL NOW.
A few days ago, into my louge flew a JUMBO SIZE MOTH about as big as a
sparrow! The wingspan must have been at least six inches, tip to tip, and the body about three and a half inches. It would not fit a pint glass (comfortably) in order to remove it. It was a very narrow delta shape, dark in color, gery/brown with very visible round eyes about an eigth of an inch in diameter. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I MAY HAVE SEEN! VERY MANY THANKS

Leia and Steve(Whitstable Kent) - 13 August 2003

Hi, For the last three days we have been delighted to see a Hummingbird Hawk Moth flying to and fro feeding on Buddleia and tonight we have at least three feeding away,with all the \"y\" wing moths.
One of them landed and we were amazed how normally moth like they look when at rest.
Compared to the absolute \"bird like\" tail,wings and face!!!
Seems like a brilliant year for these fellas!

Pauline M Greenhalgh - 13 August 2003

A fantastic site - a lot of work gone in - its excellent and so fascinating and I can see myself taking up mothing. . . as well as badger-watching, bats, fungi, botany, mosses & liverworts, lichens, birding and unfortunately finding time to go to work too!!

Mike Poole - 13 August 2003

Your website is brilliant, so full of good information and very easy to navigate through the pages. Will be visiting it over and over again.

Mark Brandon - 13 August 2003

Working as a gardener I have today come across Macroglossum stellatarum feeding on a white buddleia in a Salisbury chalk garden.

Jennifer Rolfe - 13 August 2003

I have just found a large Hawk Moth in my House in Kent and my mummy helped me to identify it on this web site.
Jennifer Aged 8Years

Jaki - 13 August 2003

Thanks for a lovely site... spent a great deal more time than I had intended.. I was trying to identify a whopping great caterpillar.. I have a pic of it if anyone is able to help... it had a 'retractable' nose, is brown with two very fierce looking 'eyes' behind the head, had a wrinkled (almost fur like in appearance)skin. Found in a lincolnshire garden

Mark Woods - 13 August 2003

I wounder if anyone could help me please. I was recently on holiday in Wexford, Ireland. I saw a moth with a wing span about the size of my hand. It was a very pale grey in colour. The body length was about 3-4inches. At first sight it looked almost dead. However, it was an amazing site when in flight. I have looked in books to try and identify it without any luck.

Many thanks

Mark

Mike campbell - 12 August 2003

Found the site very interesting. I have ben worried about the decline in numbers of moths for years. This year however has been a god send to many spieces and I have seen Hummingbird Hawk moths in my back garden again.
The last time I saw these in the wild was in Greece.

Lewis Massie - 12 August 2003

I love the web site very much because i have learned more than i knew before about moths.

Chris Abbott - 12 August 2003

Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the biggest greenest caterpiller in the garden at the weekend.As i was looking at it another fell from above me.Identified as Privet Hawkmoths ,lively things when I moved them off the path !

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