Eyed Hawkmoth Smerinthus ocellata. Previously wrongly identified as a Poplar Hawkmoth. The confusion was due to the fact that we didn’t get a chance to see the ‘eyes’, plus the Chinery illustration for the Eyed Hawkmoth doesn’t show the hindwings projecting forwards, though the text does describe them this way. Thanks James.
Eyed Hawkmoth
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That is an eyed hawkmoth (Smerinthus occellatus)
Hi James, I’ve now re-titled the pictures and corrected the texts – thanks very much for the information.