A humming-bird hawk-moth (Macrosglossum stellarum) made a welcome visit to the garden on Friday stopping on the marjoram and lavenders before zooming off again. These fantastic moths are largely continental immigrants who are most commonly seen this month. Ladies’ bedstraw is a favoured larval foodplant while viper’s bugloss attracts nectaring adults but doesn’t grow well on the clay here.
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