TL: [Europe]
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests (Ash)
- Orchards
- Parks
100-120 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
CatalàBorinot rosat 
ČeskyLišaj šeříkový 
DanskLigustersværmer 
DeutschLigusterschwärmer 
Eesti keelSirelisuru 
EnglishPrivet Hawkmoth 
EspañolEsfinge del aligustre 
FrançaisSphinx du Troène 
ItalianoSfinge del ligustro 
LietuviųLigustrinis sfinksas 
MagyarFagyalszender 
NederlandsLigusterpijlstaart 
NorskLigustersvermer 
PolskiZawisak tawulec 
SlovenčinaLišaj orgovánový 
SuomeksiSireenikiitäjä 
SvenskaLigustersvärmare 
РусскийБражник бирючинный РусскийБражник сиреневый 
ქართულიიასამნის სფინქსი 
日本語エゾコエビガラスズメ 
العربيةأبو الهول التمرحني
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos Snowberry Oleaceae Fraxinus Ash Oleaceae Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Oleaceae Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac Rosaceae Spiraea Meadowsweet
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sphinx spiraeae Esper, 1800
- Links
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Language Website Authors Japanese Moths Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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