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No.
Species
Date
Location
Recorder
Details
3349
1972 Convolvus Hawk Moth
13/09/08
Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Wirral
Dave Carr
approx 6cm long with dark grey pale grey wings and head when I open its wing it has black white and pink markings its body.Its on my fence and in no hurry to move.
3348
hummingbird moth ??
12/09/08
sutton on sea lincolnshire ln12 2lt
denise henshall
looked very much like a hummingbird long thing that he put straight into the middle of the flower to get the pollen about 3inches long very fast flyer very pretty
3347
Humming Bird moth
08/09/08
Broadstairs
David Royce
2nd sighting, same location. Same moth?
3346
Humming BIrd Moth
07/09/08
Broadstairs, Kent
David Royce
First sighting this year. Landed on white jasmin
3345
Staw Dot
24/08/08
Kensington Gardens
Des McKenzie
10-12 flushed from nettles, also singles of Common Wave and Clay-triple lines
3344
Jerrsey Tiger Moth
20/8/2008
Garden - Minehead, Somerset
Tim Marsh
Seen in a variety of locations in the garden and on the walls of the house. A very striking Moth, photos taken.
3343
Swallow-tailed Moth
20/08/08
Edgware Road, London W2
Des McKenzie
one on concrete overhang above fruit display outside local grocers
3342
17/8/2008
Front Wall of bungalow (sheltered Close.)
Broad - arrow shaped, light/dark grey background, black diagonal stripe going from top to bottom of wings. "Horn" on head, as a Noctuid(?)
3341
Barred Rivulet
10/08/08
Kitchen wall
Stephen Crisell
3340
Humming bird hawkmoth
8/08/08
Backgarden in Cardiff
Laurence
Hovering and inserting its long proboscis into a delphinium flower.
3339
Humming bird hawk moth
16/7/08
Portsmouth
Ann
Seen feeding from purple loosestrife in back garden
3338
Garden Tiger
06/08/08
Portsmouth
Ann
Spent 2 nights in our bathroom and laid eggs on the wall
3337
Black Arches
07/08/08
Southampton
Stephen Crisell
White with black arches on wings.
3336
Tree lichen Beauty
06/08/08
Southsea, Portsmouth.
Jeff Goodridge
Seen in morning by my trap. Emailed sighting with picture to Dave Hutton who identified the moth for me. I understand it is a very rare immigrant.
3335
the gothic
06/08/08
Broughton, Lincs.
Stuart Pike
The gothic was seen at around 11pm feeding from a wine rope.