Subject: Identification wanted
Geographic location of the bug: Norfolk england
Date: 07/08/2019
Time: 10:43 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Could you please identify this lovely specimen e on my fence
How you want your letter signed: Christine
Dear Christine,
This is a Privet Hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri, and according to UK Moths: “Our largest resident hawk-moth, which is distributed in the southern half of Britain, and has distinctive pink and black barring on the body. The similarly-striped hindwings are often concealed. It frequents woodland and suburban habitats, and flies in June and July, with a single generation.”