Boom in hummingbird hawk-moth sightings put down to hot weather, strong winds and food scarcity in Europe He had just sat down to dinner in the garden when a speedy visitor whizzed by – a “grey lump with orange wings”, recalled Luke Burstow, from Sussex. It was a hummingbird hawk-moth , a flying insect that migrates to the UK from continental Europe and north Africa. “I was like: ‘Wow!’,” said the software project manager. “I didn’t even know they existed.” Continue reading...
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‘Grey lump with orange wings’: migrating moth descends on UK gardens
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