Help - Was it a Bird or was it a Moth ? Details inside..

[Chris Raper]

On Mon, 26 Jun 2000 18:25:49 +0100, dj <1 at 2.com> wrote:

>Sound - Like a Humming Bird - Same tone, but much lower volume. 
>Size - Length 30mm - Diameter 8mm - Wingspan 50mm
>Colour - Mostly Light Brown - Many other details too small for me to
>see in the time.  Black eye like markings on the top rear.
>Behaviour - Like a Humming Bird - Feeding from Impatiens (Busy Lizzie)

>Any help will be appreciated.

Hi Dennis

A very good description of the Humming-bird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum
stellatarum). They seem to be all over the country this year - like
many other summer insects they migrate from continental Europe. Look
out too for Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) and Paintend Lady (Cynthia
cardui) butterflies.

Best wishes,
Chris R.