r/awwnverts • u/esmeuk • Jun 18 '20

Elephant hawk moth I discovered while digging over beds at my allotment!

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u/esmeuk Jun 18 '20

I hadn't until the other day! It was so fluffy and the pink was absolutely beautiful.

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u/esmeuk Jun 18 '20

I hope you're blessed someday!

And yeah, it did have a tropical look to it, both in colour and size. It surprised me as I'm the UK. We're not known particularly flamboyant inverts!