69.004 Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus Hawkmoth)
fw: 50-55mm, ws94-120mm; Jun-Dec (mainly Aug-Nov); bindweeds (Convolvulaceae); regular migrant to south and east coasts of England
Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus Hawkmmoth) §3
ID: The four british representatives of subfamily Sphinginae rest with the wings in a tectiform position. Acherontia atropos (Death's-head Hawkmoth) is very distinctively marked. Both A.convolvuli and Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawkmoth) are large, (although some S.ligustri (fw 41-55mm) are smaller than any A.convolvuli) and both have a black and pink banded abdomen - they can be most obviously distinguished by the black thorax and brown terminal forewing band of S.ligustri. Hyloicus pinastri (Pine Hawkmoth) is relatively small (fw 35-41mm), has a pair of black thoracic stripes and lacks any pink in the abdomen.
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§1 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 03/10/2011; fw 50mm
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 26/09/2012; male §3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 02/10/2013 §4 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 01/10/2014 §5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 01/10/2014 §6 Foulness, Essex; 26/08/2017 §7 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 14/10/2019; female; fw 55.5mm §8 St Mary's Isles of Scilly; 14/10/2022; male; fw 48mm §9 St Mary's Isles of Scilly; 17/09/2023 All images © Chris Lewis |
Larva: Bryher, Isles of Scilly; 16/10/2014
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Page published 09/11/2014 (§1-5) | §6 added 15/11/2017 | §7 added 18/12/2019 | §8 added 29/11/2022 | §9 added 31/12/2023
