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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Sphinx pinastri
Sphinx pinastriLinnaeus, 1758
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Sphinginae
  3. Sphingini
  4. Sphingina
  5. Sphinx
  6.  pinastri
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TL: [Europe]

Habitat

  • Mixed forests
  • Parks
  • Pine forests
  • Spruce forests

Similar species

  • Sphinx maurorum
MU
FU

70-89 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyLišaj borový
    DanskFyrresværmer
    DeutschKiefernschwärmer
    DeutschTannenpfeil
    Eesti keelMännisuru
    EnglishPine Hawk-moth
    EnglishPine Hawkmoth
    EspañolEsfinge del Pino
    FrançaisSphinx du Pin
    ItalianoSfinge del pino
    LietuviųPušinis sfinksas
    MagyarFenyőszender
    NederlandsDennenpijlstaart
    NorskFurusvermer
    PolskiZawisak borowiec
    SlovenčinaLišaj borovicový
    SuomeksiMäntykiitäjä
    SvenskaTallsvärmare
    БългарскиБорова вечерница
    РусскийБражник сосновый
    УкраїнськаБражник сосновий
    ქართულიფიჭვის სფინქსი
    中文松天蛾
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PinaceaeAbies nordmannianaNordmann fir
    PinaceaeCedrus atlanticaAtlas Cedar
    PinaceaeLarix deciduaEuropean Larch
    PinaceaeLarix kaempferiJapanese larch
    PinaceaeLarix sibiricaSiberian Larch
    PinaceaePicea abiesNorway Spruce
    PinaceaePinus banksianaJack pine
    PinaceaePinus cembraSwiss Pine
    PinaceaePinus mugoMountain Pine
    PinaceaePinus nigraEuropean Black Pine
    PinaceaePinus parvifloraJapanese white pine
    PinaceaePinus strobusEastern White Pine
    PinaceaePinus sylvestrisScots Pine
    PinaceaePinus wallichianaHimalayan pine
    PinaceaePseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas fir
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    PinaceaeLarix deciduaEuropean Larch
    PinaceaeLarix sibiricaSiberian Larch
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hyloicus pinastriLinnaeus, 1758
    Hyloicus asiaticusButler, 1875
    Hyloicus cenisiusJordan, 1931
    Hyloicus medialisJordan, 1931
    Hyloicus euxinusDerzhavets, 1979
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Silk MothsBill Oehlke
    Sphingidae of FranceJean Haxaire
    Sphingidae of the Western PalaearcticTony Pittaway
    Sphingidae Taxonomic InventoryIan Kitching
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Marek WaczyńskiPoland, Różankowo

Adult.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Glatved

Adult.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Adult.

Ryszard SzczygiełPoland, Łuków

Adult.

Sebastian TyszczukPoland, Budy Uśniackie

Copulating pair.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Lipie Góry

Larva.

No CopyrightSabina BuczyńskaPoland, Gdańsk-Oliwa

Larva, brown form.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Zdunowo

Larva, green form.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Larva, brown form.

Teresa StolarczykPoland, Konstancin-Jeziorna

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Young caterpillar.

Bogusław ZającPoland, Barania Góra

Pupa.

Adam GrochowalskiPoland, Wieliczka

Pupa.

Marek BartczakPoland, Łask-Kolumna

Pupa.

Marek GrobelnyPoland, Czarny Bór

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Eggs.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Eggs.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów
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