Poplar Hawk-moth

Sphingidae (Sphinx or Hawk Moths) > Smerinthinae > Smerinthini

Checklist ref. 69.003

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: common and widely distributed

Typical habitat: woodland, parkland, gardens

Larval foodplant: mainly Poplars and Aspen, but also frequent on Goat Willow

Flight behaviour: flies at night, but comes to light

Flight season: May - July, August - September

Note: photographed after release from garden moth-trap

Three Legged Cross (garden), East Dorset | June 21

Three Legged Cross, East Dorset | June 21 (garden moth-trap)