The lime hawk-moth was once only seen as far north as the Humber and now is found in County Durham, while the pine hawk-moth has made it more than 100 miles from Norfolk and southern England to York.

The Pine Hawk-moth is a large, mottled grey species which was considered a rarity a century ago but has now spread north thanks to the increase in conifer plantations.

The public are being asked to look out for a number of other moths as well as the striking lobster moth, including the pine-hawk moth which was rare a century ago but has spread north with the ...

The lime hawk-moth was once only seen as far north as the Humber and now is found in County Durham, while the pine hawk-moth has made it more than 100 miles from Norfolk and southern England to York.

The lime hawk-moth was once only seen as far north as the Humber and now is found in County Durham, while the pine hawk-moth has made it more than 100 miles from Norfolk and southern England to York.

It shows a hummingbird moth, also sometimes called a hawk moth, or even a sphinx moth. The moth hovers about, feeding on nectar and doing a very convincing impression of a hummingbird.

Other moths are steadily moving north. The large, batlike Red Underwing and the Pine Hawk are advancing towards the Scottish border, presumably in response to the changing climate.

Death’s head hawk moths are traded on websites in the United Kingdom, where enthusiasts swap advice on how to raise them. On one site, half a dozen pupae can be bought for 15 British pounds ...