Re: Has Spring arrived?

In article <4db4bf5f24rblackall@rodsrisc.demon.co.uk>, Rodney Blackall
<rblackall@rodsrisc.demon.co.uk> writes
>4 Oct 2005: Buckingham
>A humming-bird hawk moth was visiting the all the blue flowers in our
>garden this morning. I have not seen one for decades.
>
That's got nothing to do with the spring, merely a reflection of the
type of summer. Hummingbird Hawkmoths are migrants from southern Europe
coming to the UK virtually every summer. They may be getting commoner
and spreading further north. We've had a few here this year, as in a
number of recent years. It is thought that they may over-winter in very
mild areas, e.g. south-west England, and may also breed occasionally.

--
Malcolm

"Malcolm" <Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:$cA63VSDM5QDFwgh@indaal.demon.co.uk...

> That's got nothing to do with the spring, merely a reflection of the type
> of summer. Hummingbird Hawkmoths are migrants from southern Europe coming
> to the UK virtually every summer. They may be getting commoner and
> spreading further north. We've had a few here this year, as in a number of
> recent years. It is thought that they may over-winter in very mild areas,
> e.g. south-west England, and may also breed occasionally.

Any idea how long they live Mal ??

In article <5HO0f.1117$1u1.245@newsfe4-win.ntli.net>, SpiKe
<no-one@home.com.?.invalid> writes
>
>"Malcolm" <Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:$cA63VSDM5QDFwgh@indaal.demon.co.uk...
>
>> That's got nothing to do with the spring, merely a reflection of the type
>> of summer. Hummingbird Hawkmoths are migrants from southern Europe coming
>> to the UK virtually every summer. They may be getting commoner and
>> spreading further north. We've had a few here this year, as in a number of
>> recent years. It is thought that they may over-winter in very mild areas,
>> e.g. south-west England, and may also breed occasionally.
>
>Any idea how long they live Mal ??
>
Clearly for several months, Spi!

Here's what Waring & Townsend (Field Guide to the Moths of Britain and
Ireland) have to say:

"Most immigrants arrive from April-December, especially in August and
September. Hibernators may fly on warm days from January onwards. Larva
mainly June-October, most frequently recorded in August."

--
Malcolm

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Malcolm	Re: Has Spring arrived? In article <4db4bf5f24rblackall@rodsrisc.demon.co.uk>, Rodney Blackall <rblackall@rodsrisc.demon.co.uk> writes >4 Oct 2005: Buckingham >A humming-bird hawk moth was visiting the all the blue flowers in our >garden this morning. I have not seen one for decades. > That's got nothing to do with the spring, merely a reflection of the type of summer. Hummingbird Hawkmoths are migrants from southern Europe coming to the UK virtually every summer. They may be getting commoner and spreading further north. We've had a few here this year, as in a number of recent years. It is thought that they may over-winter in very mild areas, e.g. south-west England, and may also breed occasionally. -- Malcolm

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SpiKe	Re: Has Spring arrived? "Malcolm" <Malcolm@indaal.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:$cA63VSDM5QDFwgh@indaal.demon.co.uk... > That's got nothing to do with the spring, merely a reflection of the type > of summer. Hummingbird Hawkmoths are migrants from southern Europe coming > to the UK virtually every summer. They may be getting commoner and > spreading further north. We've had a few here this year, as in a number of > recent years. It is thought that they may over-winter in very mild areas, > e.g. south-west England, and may also breed occasionally. Any idea how long they live Mal ??