Photo © Clay Jones
Silver-striped Hawk-moth
Hippotion celerio
Checklist Number69.018 [B&F: 1993]
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: | Hippotion |
| Species: | celerio |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Rare immigrant from mainland Europe, appearing throughout England and, occasionally, southern Scotland. Absent in many years, but numbers have exceeded ten in several years: 1865, 1868, 1885 (when 41 were recorded) and 1963. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight singletons have appeared in ten of the last fifty years, with two in 1978. Wingspan 72-80 mm. Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Lady's Bedstraw, Great Willowherb and Honeysuckle, no evidence of breeding in the UK.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1834 | one | Anon | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 16/08/1994 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Wootton (SZ59) | 17/10/1995 | one | G Morey | Adult |
| Rookley (SZ58) | 18/11/2014 | one | Jim Baldwin | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 01/10/2017 | one | Julian Clarke | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosport (SZ69) | 15/09/1879 | one | Larcom | Adult |
| Christchurch (SZ19) | 19/09/1885 | one | Adye | Adult |
| Bournemouth (SZ09) | 10/1885 | one | E Brackenbury | Adult |
| Gosport (SZ69) | 1891 | two | Moncreaff | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 1891 | one | Moncreaff | Larval |
| Portchester (SU60) | 30/09/1894 | one | Stares | Adult |
| New Milton (SZ29) | 4993 | one | J E Kelsall | Adult |
| Lyndhurst (SU20) | 9398 | one | F W Frohawk | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 17/12/1948 | one | D Crocker | Adult |
| Emery Down (SU20) | 07/11/1978 | one | John Chainey | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 10/11/1978 | one | R J Barnett | Adult |
| Fordingbridge (SU11) | 15/06/1996 | - | Norman Hutchinson | Adult |
| Hengistbury Head (SZ19) | 02/11/2021 | one | Wendy Sharp | Adult |
| Highcliffe (SZ19) | 12/11/2022 | one | Simon Sperryn-Jones | Adult |
| Emsworth (SU70) | 05/08/2024 | - | Pat Ayling | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liphook (SU83) | 29/06/1943 | one | T O Conran | Adult |
| Farringdon (SU73) | 01/10/1951 | one | H S Robinson | Adult |
| Farringdon (SU73) | 02/10/1952 | one | H S Robinson | Adult |
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 24/09/1960 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Whitehill (SU73) | 08/10/1966 | one | D Wright | Adult |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 14/10/1977 | one | CH Dixon | Adult |
