Pine Hawk-moth

    Sphinx pinastri

    SphingidaeABH 69.007 B&F 1978

    Around 30 records, sporadically distributed across the county, and seemingly increasing in frequency.  Many records result from wanderings, and the moth is not definitively resident, though it may well be in the far east of the county from where there is a sequence of records from suitable habitat.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Pine Hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Pine Hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Pine Hawk-moth (Sphinx pinastri) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington