Sphinx pinastri

Description

Sphinx pinastri, 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. 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.