List of moths of Great Britain (Sphingidae)

The family Sphingidae comprises the "hawk-moths", of which seventeen occur regularly in Great Britain:

Subfamily Sphinginae

 * [ Agrius cingulata, pink-spotted hawk-moth — probable import ]
 * Agrius convolvuli, convolvulus hawk-moth — migrant
 * Acherontia atropos, death's-head hawk-moth — migrant
 * [ Manduca quinquemaculata, five-spotted hawk-moth — probable import ]
 * [ Manduca sexta, tomato sphinx — probable import ]
 * [ Manduca rustica, rustic sphinx — probable import ]
 * Sphinx ligustri, privet hawk-moth — south
 * [ Sphinx drupiferarum, wild cherry sphinx — possible migrant, more likely import ]
 * Hyloicus pinastri, pine hawk-moth — south and south-east (localized)

Subfamily Smerinthinae

 * Mimas tiliae, lime hawk-moth — south and centre
 * Smerinthus ocellata, eyed hawk-moth — south and centre
 * Laothoe populi, poplar hawk-moth — throughout

Subfamily Macroglossinae

 * Hemaris tityus, narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth — south-west, west-central, north-west and east (Nationally Scarce B) ‡
 * Hemaris fuciformis, broad-bordered bee hawkmoth — south and east-central (Nationally Scarce B)
 * Macroglossum stellatarum, hummingbird hawk-moth — common migrant, resident in south-west
 * Proserpinus proserpina, willowherb hawk-moth — south and east (may be accidental import)
 * Daphnis nerii, oleander hawk-moth — migrant
 * Hyles euphorbiae, spurge hawk-moth — migrant
 * Hyles gallii, bedstraw hawk-moth — migrant (occasionally over-winters)
 * [ Hyles nicaea, Mediterranean hawk-moth — possible migrant, more likely import ]
 * [ Hyles hippophaes, seathorn hawk-moth — possible migrant, more likely import ]
 * Hyles livornica, striped hawk-moth — migrant
 * Hyles lineata, white-lined hawk-moth — ?vagrant
 * Deilephila elpenor, elephant hawk-moth — south and centre (common), north (rare)
 * Deilephila porcellus, small elephant hawk-moth — south, centre and north (localized)
 * Hippotion celerio, silver-striped hawk-moth — migrant

Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).