Wild Cherry Sphinx

Sphinx drupiferarum

Checklist Number
69.0061 [B&F: 1977]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Sphingidae
Subfamily:Sphinginae
Genus:Sphinx
Species:drupiferarum
Authority:(Smith in Abbot, 1797)

Recorded infrequently through accidental importation in produce from North America, one was attracted to light at Weston-super- Mare, Somerset on 21 May 1965. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 75-115 mm. Larva feeds on Apple, Plum, Wild Cherry and Lilac; no evidence of breeding in the UK.