Wild Cherry Sphinx
Sphinx drupiferarum
Checklist Number69.0061 [B&F: 1977]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subfamily: | Sphinginae |
| Genus: | Sphinx |
| Species: | drupiferarum |
| Authority: | (Smith in Abbot, 1797) |
Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in produce from North America, one was attracted to light at Weston-super- Mare, Somerset on 21 May 1965. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 75-115 mm. Larva feeds on Apple, Plum, Wild Cherry and Lilac; no evidence of breeding in the UK.
