White-lined Hawk-moth

Hyles lineata

Checklist Number
69.0151 [B&F: 1990a]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Sphingidae
Subfamily:Macroglossinae
Genus:Hyles
Species:lineata
Authority:(Fabricius, 1775)

Occurrence in the British Isles unconfirmed. This North American species is included on the British list on the basis of a single individual said to have been taken at Bridlington, North Yorkshire in July 1897, probably an accidental introduction. Wingspan 63-90 mm. Similar to Striped Hawk-moth H. livornica but with three white stripes on each side of the thorax. No evidence of breeding in the UK.