A cream-spot tiger resting on my door and that I have moved away from my cats on a California Poppy in my garden.
A cream-spot tiger resting on my door and that I have moved away from my cats on a California Poppy in my garden.
Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth gathering nectar of a Wood Scabious flower in a wet meadow.
Lime Hawk Moth resting on my front door and moved up on a plant of Clarkia in my garden.
Lime Hawk Moth resting on my front door and moved up on a plant of Clarkia in my garden.
Lime Hawk Moth resting on my front door and moved up on a plant of Clarkia in my garden.
Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male gathering nectar of red valerian flowers in the Butterflies area of the Musée Promenade in Digne-les-Bains.
Poplar hawk-moth found in the morning on my door and deposited in the shade on my crossvine.
Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth male gathering nectar of a zinnia flower in my garden.
Brown color variant of a Box Tree Moth female gathering nectar of a hemp-agrimony in the company of a most common white form of this species.
The very voracious caterpillars eat the leaves and bark of boxwoods that wither and die. Boxwood is an essential component in maintaining the soil of Diois marl, it is easy to understand that the consequences on this fragile environment will be important in the coming years if humans or nature does not quickly find a solution to regulate this insect.