LEPIDOPTERA | Bombycoidea

Sphingidae (Sphinx or Hawk Moths) > Sphinginae > Sphingini

Checklist ref. 69.007

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: local across central and southern counties, spreading into the south-west

Typical habitat: conifer plantations, wooded heathland

Larval foodplant:           primarily Scots Pine

Flight behaviour: flies at night, but comes to light

Flight season: May - August

Note: an extremely worn and very tatty individual