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Pine hawk-moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sphinx
Species:	S. pinastri
Binomial name
	Sphinx pinastri; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Hyloicus pinastri; Hyloicus asiaticus Butler, 1875; Sphinx saniptri Strecker, 1876; Hyloicus selon de Freina & Witt, 1987; Hyloicus pinastri albescens Cockayne, 1926; Hyloicus pinastri albicans Austaut, 1907; Hyloicus pinastri albicolor Cockayne, 1926; Hyloicus pinastri bicolor (Lempke, 1959); Hyloicus pinastri cenisius Jordan, 1931; Hyloicus pinastri cingulata (Lempke, 1964); Hyloicus pinastri euxinus Derzhavets, 1979; Hyloicus pinastri grisea-distincta Tutt, 1904; Hyloicus pinastri grisea-mediopunctata Tutt, 1904; Hyloicus pinastri grisea-transversa Tutt, 1904; Hyloicus pinastri grisea Tutt, 1904; Hyloicus pinastri medialis Jordan, 1931; Hyloicus pinastri nigrescens (Lempke, 1959); Hyloicus pinastri rubida Cabeau, 1925; Hyloicus pinastri semilugens (Andreas, 1925); Hyloicus pinastri typica-virgata Tutt, 1904; Hyloicus pinastri unicolor Tutt, 1904; Hyloicus pinastri virgata Tutt, 1904; Sphinx pinastri albescens Schnaider, 1950; Sphinx pinastri brunnea Spuler, 1903; Sphinx pinastri fasciata Lampa, 1885; Sphinx pinastri ferrea (Closs, 1920); Sphinx pinastri fuliginosa Lambillion, 1907; Sphinx pinastri minor Stephan, 1924; Sphinx pinastri stehri Stephan, 1926; Sphinx pinastri vittata Closs, 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.

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+3⁄4–3+1⁄2 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]

Adult caterpillar
Caterpillar
Male
Male underside
Female
Female underside

Life cycle

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

References

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

External links

"69.007 BF1978 Pine Hawk-moth Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758". UKMoths. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
"06834 Sphinx pinastri Linnaeus, 1758 - Kiefernschwärmer". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] The Natural History of British Insects By Edward Donovan (accessed January 12, 2009)

[BMNA-3] 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)

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