Sphinx pinastri
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Sphinx pinastri, the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England.[2] The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
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Pine hawk-moth | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Sphinx |
Species: | S. pinastri |
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Sphinx pinastri | |
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The larvae feed on Scots pine, Swiss pine, Siberian pine and Norway spruce.