• Source: List of moths of Great Britain (Sphingidae)

    • The family Sphingidae comprises the "hawk-moths", of which seventeen occur regularly in Great Britain:


    Subfamily Sphinginae



    [Agrius cingulata, pink-spotted hawk-moth — probable import]
    Agrius convolvuli, convolvulus hawk-moth — migrant
    Acherontia atropos, death's-head hawk-moth — migrant
    [Manduca quinquemaculata, five-spotted hawk-moth — probable import]
    [Manduca sexta, tomato sphinx — probable import]
    [Manduca rustica, rustic sphinx — probable import]
    Sphinx ligustri, privet hawk-moth — south
    [Sphinx drupiferarum, wild cherry sphinx — possible migrant, more likely import]
    Hyloicus pinastri, pine hawk-moth — south and south-east (localized)


    Subfamily Smerinthinae



    Mimas tiliae, lime hawk-moth — south and centre
    Smerinthus ocellata, eyed hawk-moth — south and centre
    Laothoe populi, poplar hawk-moth — throughout


    Subfamily Macroglossinae



    Hemaris tityus, narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth — south-west, west-central, north-west and east (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
    Hemaris fuciformis, broad-bordered bee hawkmoth — south and east-central (Nationally Scarce B)
    Macroglossum stellatarum, hummingbird hawk-moth — common migrant, resident in south-west
    Proserpinus proserpina, willowherb hawk-moth — south and east (may be accidental import)
    Daphnis nerii, oleander hawk-moth — migrant
    Hyles euphorbiae, spurge hawk-moth — migrant
    Hyles gallii, bedstraw hawk-moth — migrant (occasionally over-winters)
    [Hyles nicaea, Mediterranean hawk-moth — possible migrant, more likely import]
    [Hyles hippophaes, seathorn hawk-moth — possible migrant, more likely import]
    Hyles livornica, striped hawk-moth — migrant
    Hyles lineata, white-lined hawk-moth — ?vagrant
    Deilephila elpenor, elephant hawk-moth — south and centre (common), north (rare)
    Deilephila porcellus, small elephant hawk-moth — south, centre and north (localized)
    Hippotion celerio, silver-striped hawk-moth — migrant
    Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).


    See also


    List of moths of Great Britain (overview)
    Family lists: Hepialidae, Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Drepanidae, Thyatiridae, Geometridae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Ctenuchidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae and Micromoths


    References



    Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. ISBN 0-9531399-1-3.

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