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Lime Hawk by Andy
Larvae

Lime Hawk Moth (Mimas Tiliae)

A very attractive moth with scalloped-edged forewings, mainly green with pinkish markings.
In Eastleigh near where I live there are tree-lined avenues of lime trees where the moths are very common, many of these trees have concrete close to the tree trunks, unfortunately the full gown larvae then have to wonder along pavements looking for somewhere to burrow in the earth, this is when some get trodden on or fall down drains, or picked up by birds, I have had many full grown larvae handed to me this way over the years.