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Striped Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica (Esper, 1779)
Sphingidae: Macroglossinae
1990 / 69.015
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Algarve (Portugal) 2019

Bedstraw Hawk-moth
Hyles gallii
Foodplant:   Willowherb, Bedstraw and many other herbaceous plants
Red List:
GB Status: Immigrant
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 20 (26%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1867.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
23/08/2022122SU56 - Thatcham / Aldermaston
02/08/2022124SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
03/06/2022122SU56 - Thatcham / Aldermaston
20/05/2022122SU59 - Abingdon(E), Didcot(N), Culham
19/05/2022124SP95 - Lavendon
Further info: Hyles livornica
 
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