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)Butterfly Conservation, 2007. The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p. 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. .