Sep
19
2016
What kind of moth is that?
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!
