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Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)

A beautiful hawk moth in the trap this morning; my first this year. This one is an Eyed Hawk-moth, which is not a species I’ve caught before in the moth-trap. My previous garden record was one that was caught, and mostly shredded, by the cat back in 2020. This moth is not especially rare, though it’s not the commonest hawk moth here. Its caterpillars are found in sallows, apple and crab apple trees.