White-lined Hawk-moth
Hyles lineata
Checklist Number69.0151 [B&F: 1990a]
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: | lineata |
| Authority: | (Fabricius, 1775) |
Occurrence in the British Isles unconfirmed. This North American species is included on the British list on the basis of a single individual said to have been taken at Bridlington, North Yorkshire in July 1897, probably an accidental introduction. Wingspan 63-90 mm. Similar to Striped Hawk-moth H. livornica but with three white stripes on each side of the thorax. No evidence of breeding in the UK.
