Species Details

ABH: 69.015

BF: 1990

Family: Sphingidae

Subfamily: Macroglossinae

Taxon: Hyles livornica

Authority: (Esper, [1804])

Vernacular: Striped Hawk-moth

Account: An immigrant species from southern Europe or even northern Africa, where it frequents open woodland habitats Very similar to the extremely rare White-lined Hawk-moth H. lineata, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Willowherb and Bedstraw, formerly unable to over-winter in significant numbers but this is likely to change due to the impact of the climate emergency.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 78 — 90 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 29 Apr (1862) — 15 Oct (1898)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Migrant

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/hyles-livornica/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 36

Individuals: 21

Earliest Year: 1862

Latest Year: 2025

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