Mimas tiliae - Lime Hawk-moth

Roscadghill Parc Wildlife

Lime Hawk-moth
Mimas tiliae
- moth / recently emerged 1

Lime Hawk-moth
Mimas tiliae
- moth / face view 1

Lime Hawk-moth
Mimas tiliae
- pupae 1

Lime Hawk-moth
Mimas tiliae
- pupae 2

This species was found as a large 38mm pupae in a wall crevice, under a Silver Birch (Betula pendula). 09.03.13. The pupae here was collected and it hatched three weeks later revealing the species of moth to which it belonged.

Silver Birch is one of the food plants of the Lime Hawk-moth caterpillar, another is obviously Lime.

All photographs on this page were taken at Roscadghill Parc and are © David Fenwick.

Roscadghill Parc is a small housing estate situated in Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall.