69.001 Mimas tiliae (Lime Hawkmoth)
fw: 23-39mm, ws 70-80mm; May - early Jul; various broadleaved trees including limes (Tilia spp); common in England, local in Wales.
Mimas tiliae (Lime Hawkmoth) §1 male
ID: Distinguished by colour and wing-shape from all other British hawkmoths. Forewing termen with a short straight section near the apex then a broad somewhat irregular central excision and smaller smoother excision near the tornus.
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/05/2007; male
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 05/06/2016; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/05/2018; female; fw 37mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 28/05/2021; male; fw 34.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 05/06/2016; male
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/05/2018; female; fw 37mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 28/05/2021; male; fw 34.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/11/2014 (§1) | §2 added 13/08/2017 | §3 added 10/03/2019, dissection images added 13/07/2019 | §4 added 25/11/2021
