Some pupils from Year 5 found a Privet Hawk Moth on the wall of the Yoga Studio today. It was 6 cm long and we decided that we needed to move the rather massive moth somewhere safe!
The boys then went and found out about the moth and this is their blog – written by Dante and Jacob Hewins.
The female Hawk Moth is much bigger than the male and can have a wingspan of up to 10 cm. They prefer to live in the South of the UK than in the North and the adult moths live for 30 days as an adult. They have and pink and black stripes under their wings and they like to eat nectar, juices from rotting food and fresh fruit.
The Privet Hawk Moth is the largest moth in the UK and there is one in Avanti Park School!
Signed the ‘Moth Club’.
