Striped hawk-moth
- Description
- The striped hawk-moth is an uncommon immigrant to the southern UK. It can be seen April-October but is more common in the summer months. It was found on a tobacco plant (Nicotina sp.) 24 September 1943 in Paignton by Milman and came to RAMM in Frank Lees’ collection.
- Accession Loan No.
- 9/1997/10
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Common Name
- striped hawk-moth
- Simple Name
- insect: moth
- Full Name
- SPHINGIDAE: Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780): striped hawk-moth
- Period Classification
- World War II (1939-1945); Modern (1900-)
- Family Group
- Collector / Excavator
- Devonshire Association (from the collection of): Lees, Mr Frank H: Milman
- Collection Town
- Paignton
- Collection County
- Devon
- Collection Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
- Phylum
- ARTHROPODA
- Family
- SPHINGIDAE
- Genus
- Hyles
- Species
- livornica
