About

The lime hawk-moth is a large hawk-moth, on the wing from May to July. It is commonly found in parks and gardens, as well as woodland, but flies only on warm nights. The caterpillars are quite distinctive: large and green, with pale streaks on each segment and a bluish 'horn' at the tail end. They feed at night on the leaves of lime, silver birch and elm, but the adults don't feed at all. During the day, the adults rest to avoid catching the attention of predators. This species hibernates as a chrysalis.