Convolvulus Hawk-moth migrates early from southern Europe to Britain and is already sighted widely across UK with record number expected this year
By Agency
12:01AM BST 10 Sep 2015
Conservationists are calling on Britons to record sightings of a massive continental moth whose tongue is longer than its body.
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| The palm-sized Convolvulus Hawk-moth migrates from southern Europe to Britain Photo: BNPS |
The palm-sized Convolvulus Hawk-moth migrates from southern Europe to Britain in early autumn and has already been sighted widely across the UK in recent weeks, with a record number expected this year.
The Convolvulus, which is one of the largest moths in Europe, drinks nectar from tobacco plant flowers using its 7.5cm-long proboscis and also feasts on wine.
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