Hummingbird Hawkmoth ....cont
I took a couple of photos of a hummingbird hawkmoth last week, published them on this blog and promptly (albeit accidently) deleted the originals - needless to say I was none to chuffed.
My moth book at least gave some hope "having found a food source, moths tend to return". Unfortunately the abnormally hot weather we're experiencing in the south of England means that the food source (salvia/sage) has only lasted a couple of days and is now a mass of seed heads not a moths banquet.
Well this moth seems to be happy enough to vary his diet.
In the same flower bed as the sage we have growing a Giant scabious - (Cephalaria gigantea), a magnificent plant which is now well over 6 feet tall and popular with bees and butterflies alike.
Let's just hope this food supply last a little longer.
My moth book at least gave some hope "having found a food source, moths tend to return". Unfortunately the abnormally hot weather we're experiencing in the south of England means that the food source (salvia/sage) has only lasted a couple of days and is now a mass of seed heads not a moths banquet.
Well this moth seems to be happy enough to vary his diet.
In the same flower bed as the sage we have growing a Giant scabious - (Cephalaria gigantea), a magnificent plant which is now well over 6 feet tall and popular with bees and butterflies alike.
Let's just hope this food supply last a little longer.
posted by Simon.S at 7:00 pm
1 Comments:
Great pictures!
I had so many of these around my Sedum and Scabious this year but they are far too fast to photograph! Or they are if you don't have a good camera like me!
Beautiful!
Ryan
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