Photo © Mike Wall
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
Hyles gallii
Checklist Number69.014 [B&F: 1987]
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: | gallii |
| Authority: | (Rottemburg, 1775) |
Immigrant from southern Europe, appearing almost anywhere in Britain, but mostly in the south and east, in some years arriving in sufficient numbers to breed and perhaps now established in East Anglia. There are scattered records throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, with the most northerly being one at Sherborne St John in August 2003. Wingspan 64-78 mm. The most likely confusion species is Spurge Hawk-moth H. euphorbiae, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Wild Madder, Rosebay Willowherb and various species of bedstraw, perhaps unable to survive cold winters in the United Kingdom.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1859 | four | More | Larval |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 14/07/1955 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1956 | one | Robin Knill-Jones | Adult |
| St Helens (SZ68) | 02/08/1959 | one | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Combley Great Wood (SZ58) | 03/08/1981 | one | Clouter | Adult |
| nr Sandown Pier (SZ58) | 01/09/1991 | one | M Buckley | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 18/08/2010 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Brook Down (SZ38) | 25/07/2012 | one | Mark Hallett | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 27/08/2013 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Ryde (SZ59) | 18/08/2014 | one | Steve Luckett | Larval |
| Sandown (SZ68) | 15/07/2021 | one | Sue Rittman | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley, NF (SU20) | 30/07/1937 | one | C W Mackworth-Praed | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 06/07/1945 | - | Sperring | Larval |
| Rowlands Castle (SU71) | 12/07/1955 | one | F C Stanley | Adult |
| Fordingbridge (SU11) | 14/08/1955 | one | CW Mackworth-Praed | Adult |
| Brockenhurst (SU20) | 24/07/1956 | one | Maggs | Adult |
| Rhinefield, NF (SU20) | 01/08/1973 | two | G J Nixon | Larval |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 01/08/1973 | one | C J Luckens | Adult |
| Boldre, NF (SZ39) | 01/08/1973 | one | H G M Middleton | Adult |
| Minstead (SU21) | 01/08/1973 | one | L W Siggs | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 01/08/1983 | one | C J Luckens | Adult |
| Brockenhurst (SU20) | 03/04/1985 | one | Russworm | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 06/04/1985 | one | Tony Pickles | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 30/06/1995 | one | Barry Goater | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 20/07/1997 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southampton (SU41) | 15/06/2003 | one | Unknown | Adult |
| Bishopstoke (SU42) | 14/07/2004 | one | Peter W Hooper | Adult |
| Totton (SU31) | 01/08/2005 | 20 | Margaret Tryhorn | Larval |
| Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50) | 16/08/2006 | one | Barry Duffin | Adult |
| Sholing (SU41) | 10/09/2006 | - | Andrew Collins | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 31/08/2012 | two | Chris Pines | Larval |
| Horsea Island (SU60) | 03/09/2013 | one | Fareham Moth Group | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 27/07/2014 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 05/08/2014 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Sandy Point (SZ79) | 13/08/2018 | one | Andy Johnson | Adult |
| Sway (SZ29) | 10/09/2020 | one | Sheila & Steve Lankester | Adult |
| Itchen Valley CP (SU41) | 16/07/2021 | one | Chris Thain | Adult |
| Gosport (SZ69) | 26/07/2021 | one | Unknown | Adult |
| Blackfield (SU40) | 09/08/2023 | one | Steven J Jackson | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farringdon (SU73) | 11/08/1952 | one | H S Robinson | Adult |
| Whitehill (SU73) | 30/07/1955 | one | D Wright | Adult |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 18/08/1955 | one | CH Dixon | Adult |
| Farringdon (SU73) | 21/07/1961 | one | E A Sadler | Adult |
| Northwood (SU43) | 16/07/1983 | one | Reg A Bell | Adult |
| East Stratton (SU54) | 08/06/1992 | one | Brian Ivon-Jones | Adult |
| Odiham Common (SU75) | 27/06/1995 | one | Tony Davis | Adult |
| Sherborne St John (SU65) | 04/08/2003 | one | Nick Montegriffo | Adult |
| Alresford (SU53) | 10/07/2009 | one | Winston Churchill | Adult |
| Basingstoke (SU54) | 26/08/2013 | one | Glyn Henwood | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU33) | 31/05/2014 | one | Glynne Evans | Adult |
| Cheriton (SU52) | 26/07/2014 | one | Dave Shute | Adult |
