Pine Hawk-moth - Sphinx pinastri

Wingspan 65-80 mm. A fairly nondescript member of the hawk-moths, the greyish brown wings usually have three or four dark streaks in the centre.

It inhabits coniferous woodland and areas where Scots Pine is present.

It flies in a single generation from May to early August.

The larva, which is rather more colourful than the moth, feeds on the needles of Scots Pine

British records are mainly from England, and predominantly from an area South of the Humber - particularly towards the Eastern side of that area. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as local.

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant)