European Gardening: Name that Moth, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
I have had the Hummingbird Hawk moths around all summer, it been seen the last two years briefly but I didn't see it myself.

I saw one several times go to the purple dahlia and purple phlox Nicky, a young plant which I put in the new bed. I was stood with my camera by the dahlia once and one flew right in front of me but it wasn't still or hovering long enough to get a pic.

I did get lots of pics of one sunning itself on the hedge, then later it spent ages feeding on my neighbours white buddleja and blue hebe (saw it while looking for dragonflies). I must have taken a hundred shots, and did manage to get some reasonable ones with such a good opportunity. It was interesting to watch, it would go along one side of the flower spike, over the top and down the other side, then around the tip.

It's not long since one was sunning itself on my south facing wall. I think they must be living and breeding here.