Today, while walking in the garden (in fact I was assisting Stephen, our caretaker, to unblock some drain pipes) I came across this beast. As I thought it had potential, I placed it among some of the leves where I found it. Here it is:

Another view:

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And here it is. Quite a beautiful hawkmoth (I believe)!