Sphinx pinastri

Pine hawk-moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Sphinx
Species:	S. pinastri
Binomial name
	Sphinx pinastri; Linnaeus, 1758[1]
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, known as the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic ecozone and sometimes the Nearctic ecozone. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England.^[2]

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

Description

The wings of Sphinx pinastri are gray 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]

Caterpillar
Sphinx pinastri ♀ - MHNT
Sphinx pinastri ♀ △ - MHNT

Life Cycle

The females lay their eggs in groups of 2 or 3 along pine or spruce needles.^[3]

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ The Natural History of British Insects By Edward Donovan (accessed January 12, 2009)
1 2 Butterflies and Moths of North America (accessed January 12, 2009)
↑ The Naturalist's Library edited by William Jardine (accessed January 12, 2009)

External links

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[1] Fauna Europaea

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

[BMNA-3] 1 2 Butterflies and Moths of North America (accessed January 12, 2009)

[4] The Naturalist's Library edited by William Jardine (accessed January 12, 2009)