Lime
Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae (Linnaeus,
1758)  |
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.....Common in Nottinghamshire, with
most records occurring in a broad band running the length
of the county and west of the River Trent. Recently emerged moths can often be found
freshly emerged, low down on the
trunks of Lime trees. |
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| Female, photographed at Market
Warsop May 2026 |
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| Male, photographed at Market
Warsop April 2026 |
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| Female, photographed at Sherwood
Forest CP June 2009 |
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Female, photographed at Clipstone
May 2006 |
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| Male, photographed at Market
Warsop May 2006 |
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Male, photographed at Hare Hill
Wood May 2004 |
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Early stages |
| Ova on
Lime Tilia cordata. Photographed late April 2024 |
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1st-instar larva (just hatched) on Lime Tilia cordata.
Photographed April 29th 2024. |
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3rd-instar larva on Lime Tilia cordata. Photographed May 2024 |
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| Full
grown larva. Photographed on Lime Tilia cordata at Market
Warsop September 2013 |
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