Pine hawk-moth
The pine hawk-moth is a big grey moth with little black dashes on its wings. When it sits on the bark of a pine tree, it is very hard to see. It is a hawk-moth, a strong and fast flyer.
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Fun facts
Its wings are 7 to 9 centimetres across, wider than a grown-up's palm.
The mother lays her eggs in little groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles.
It flies from April to August, depending on where it lives.
Its back has two dark bands, one on each side.
Most asked questions about Pine hawk-moth
?What does the pine hawk-moth caterpillar eat?
It eats the needles of pine and spruce trees.
?How big is the pine hawk-moth?
Its wings are about 70 to 89 millimetres across.
?Is the pine hawk-moth dangerous?
No. It is a harmless moth.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Sphinx pinastri
- Named by
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Sphingidae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Sphinx pinastri (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Michael Apel. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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