Bedstraw Hawk-moth (Hyles gallii) - iMoths


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Bedstraw Hawk-moth
Hyles gallii (Rottemburg, 1775)
Sphingidae : Macroglossinae

1987 / 69.014
Immigrant

Photo © Marc Botham, Didcot Oct 2019, reared ex ova

Striped Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica

Foodplant:	Bedstraws, Rosebay Willowherb, madders, fuschias.
Red List:	Vulnerable (VU)
GB Status:	Nationally Rare / Immigrant
Former Status:	Immigrant (Resident)
Verification Grade: Adult: 3

A rare immigrant in the region. No larval records or other evidence of breeding.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 14 (18%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1750.
Last Recorded in 2019.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date	#	VC	10k Area
08/08/2019	1	22	SU88 - Marlow, Maidenhead
01/08/2019	1	22	SU58 - Didcot (S) / Streatley
04/08/2014	1	23	SP43 - Banbury (S), Deddington
20/07/2011	1	24	SP84 - Npt. Pagnell, Stoke Goldington
18/06/2005	1	24	SP84 - Npt. Pagnell, Stoke Goldington

Further info: Hyles gallii

	UK Moths		Mothdissection UK
	Lepiforum.de		Upper Thames Moths (Full)