2020 May 16 afternoon

 

   Gordon Hart writes that Anne-Marie found a hawk moth in their Highlands garden yesterday.  Also in their garden yesterday was a Painted Lady and a Cedar Hairstreak, whilethey saw a Western Tiger Swallowtail flying by the Francis/King Park entrance.

 

  Their hawk moth is the rather uncommon Paonias excaecata.  The moth has lost some scales on an area of its right forewing – which is why the patterns on the two forewings look apparently slightly different

 

Paonias excaecata (Lep.: Sphingidae)  Gordon Hart