What kind of moth is that? 19 Sep 2016
Some children in my class came in from lunch playtime today with a giant moth.

It took a real shine to Ronan!

But what kind of moth was it? Ronan thought it was an elephant hawk moth:

Sadly no! Too pink. How about a British Hawk moth?

A beautiful moth, but not our guy either. In fact, it turns out that there are many different types of hawk moth native to our isles:

But the one the children found, attached to Ronan’s face, was actually a privet hawk moth. What a beauty!
