Sphinx pinastri

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Pine hawk-moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphinx
Species:
S. pinastri
Binomial name
Sphinx pinastri
Synonyms
  • Hyloicus pinastri
  • Hyloicus asiaticusButler, 1875
  • Sphinx saniptriStrecker, 1876
  • Hyloicus selonde Freina & Witt, 1987
  • Hyloicus pinastri albescensCockayne, 1926
  • Hyloicus pinastri albicansAustaut, 1907
  • Hyloicus pinastri albicolorCockayne, 1926
  • Hyloicus pinastri bicolor(Lempke, 1959)
  • Hyloicus pinastri cenisiusJordan, 1931
  • Hyloicus pinastri cingulata(Lempke, 1964)
  • Hyloicus pinastri euxinusDerzhavets, 1979
  • Hyloicus pinastri grisea-distinctaTutt, 1904
  • Hyloicus pinastri grisea-mediopunctataTutt, 1904
  • Hyloicus pinastri grisea-transversaTutt, 1904
  • Hyloicus pinastri griseaTutt, 1904
  • Hyloicus pinastri medialisJordan, 1931
  • Hyloicus pinastri nigrescens(Lempke, 1959)
  • Hyloicus pinastri rubidaCabeau, 1925
  • Hyloicus pinastri semilugens(Andreas, 1925)
  • Hyloicus pinastri typica-virgataTutt, 1904
  • Hyloicus pinastri unicolorTutt, 1904
  • Hyloicus pinastri virgataTutt, 1904
  • Sphinx pinastri albescensSchnaider, 1950
  • Sphinx pinastri brunneaSpuler, 1903
  • Sphinx pinastri fasciataLampa, 1885
  • Sphinx pinastri ferrea(Closs, 1920)
  • Sphinx pinastri fuliginosaLambillion, 1907
  • Sphinx pinastri minorStephan, 1924
  • Sphinx pinastri stehriStephan, 1926
  • Sphinx pinastri vittataCloss, 1920

Sphinx pinastri, the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. [2] The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Contents

The larvae feed on Scots pine, Swiss pine, Siberian pine and Norway spruce.

Description

The wings of Sphinx pinastri are grey with black dashes. The wingspan is 2+343+12 inches (70–89 mm). [3] The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.

The back of the thorax is grey with two dark bands around both sides. [4]

Life cycle

The females lay their eggs in groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles. [3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. The Natural History of British Insects By Edward Donovan (accessed January 12, 2009)
  3. 1 2 Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Pine hawkmoth Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  4. The Naturalist's Library edited by William Jardine (accessed January 12, 2009)