Plain grey hawkmoth
Psilogramma increta
The plain grey hawkmoth is a big, grey hawk moth. Hawk moths are strong, fast flyers. Its caterpillars eat many kinds of trees and bushes, like ash, privet, lilac and olive.
Lives in
East and South Asia, from Japan and Korea to India and Indonesia. People brought it to Hawaii and the Caribbean
Wingspan
9 to 12 cm (3.5 to 4.8 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat leaves of many plants, like ash, privet, lilac, olive, paulownia and even sesame.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
✋wings as wide as your hand⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 6.8 seconds
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How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
Plain grey hawkmoth about 56 km/h (35 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings are about 9 to 12 centimetres from tip to tip, as wide as a grown-up's hand.
2
Its caterpillars have more than 20 different food plants.
3
It lives in many countries, from Kashmir to Japan.
you asked
Most asked questions about Plain grey hawkmoth
?How big is the plain grey hawkmoth?
Its wings are about 9 to 12 centimetres from tip to tip.
?What does the plain grey hawkmoth eat?
Its caterpillars eat leaves of ash, privet, lilac, olive and many other plants.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Psilogramma increta
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Sphingidae
- Lives on
- Asia, Australia and Oceania, North America
Where the facts come from
- Psilogramma increta (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 Ben Sale from UK. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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