{"id":28655,"date":"2023-05-23T15:49:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T13:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=77207"},"modified":"2023-05-23T16:35:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T14:35:46","slug":"humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Humming-bird hawk-moth guide: what they look like and when to see them"},"content":{"rendered":"

We take a look at the Humming-bird hawk-moth, a common sight in the UK <\/p>

By Butterfly Conservation\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 23 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The humming-bird hawk-moth is an immigrant from southern Europe and North Africa and can be seen widely across the UK. In 2022 the humming-bird hawk-moth has also enjoyed a bumper year with an estimated ten-fold increased in reported sightings across the UK.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\""s3"\">What do humming-bird hawk-moth look like?<\/h2>\n<p>The humming-bird hawk-moth has orange-brown hindwings, while its forewings are greyish-brown. It has a black and white chequered body.<\/p>\n<h2>Where do humming-bird hawk-moths live?<\/h2>\n<p class=\""s3"\">They are found in many habitats, from coastal areas to gardens, woodland to\u00a0 urban sites and many people have been able to spot them from their own gardens.<\/p>\n<h2>When is the best time to see them?<\/h2>\n<p>The adults can be seen flying from May to September but occasionally can be sighted throughout the year.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\""s3"\">How big are humming-bird hawk-moths?<\/h2>\n<p>Their wingspan is\u00a050-58mm<\/p>\n<h2>Humming-bird hawk-moth diet<\/h2>\n<p>The humming-bird hawk-moth are particularly partial to <strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/plant-facts\/flowers\/what-is-nectar\/"\">nectar<\/a> <\/strong>from \u00a0honeysuckle and buddleia<\/p>\n<h2>What are its caterpillar foodplants?<\/h2>\n<p class=\""s3"\">The caterpillar foodplants include lady\u2019s bedstraw, hedge bedstraw, and wild madder, and they have also been seen laying eggs on red valerian.<\/p>\n<section class=\""highlight\"> <div class=\""highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> \n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/insects-invertebrates\/why-are-moths-attracted-to-light\/"\">Why are moths attracted to light?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/insects-invertebrates\/butterfly-vs-moth-whats-the-difference\/"\">Butterfly vs moth: what\u2019s the difference?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\""https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/insects-invertebrates\/worlds-largest-moth-species\/"\">What is the world\u2019s largest moth?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> We take a look at the Humming-bird hawk-moth, a common sight in the UK <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":28656,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"< 1"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them-scaled.jpg",2560,1940,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them-300x227.jpg",300,227,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them-768x582.jpg",768,582,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them-1024x776.jpg",800,606,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them-1536x1164.jpg",1536,1164,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/humming-bird-hawk-moth-guide-what-they-look-like-and-when-to-see-them-2048x1552.jpg",2048,1552,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We take a look at the Humming-bird hawk-moth, a common sight in the UK","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/28655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}