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Family: (3SF 13G 18S) Suborder: Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily: Refs: Waring & Townsend, Wikipedia, MBGBI9

Proboscis short to very long, unscaled. Antenna ~ 1/2 length of forewing; fasciculate or pectinate in male, simple in female; apex pointed. Labial palps long, 3-segmented. Eye large. Ocelli absent. Forewing long, slender. Hindwing ±triangular. Frenulum and retinaculum usually present but may be reduced. Tegulae large, prominent. Leg spurs variable but always present on midtibia. 1st tarsal segment of mid and hindleg about as long as tibia.

Subfamily: (3G 3S) Tribe: Probably characterised by a short proboscis and reduced or absent frenulum

Mimas 001 tiliae (Lime Hawkmoth) 002 Smerinthus ocellata (Eyed Hawkmoth) 003 (Poplar Hawkmoth)

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Subfamily: (3G 4S) Rest with wings in tectiform position Tribe: Acherontiini

Agrius Acherontia 004 Agrius convolvuli 005 Acherontia atropos (Convolvulus Hawkmoth) (Death's-head Hawkmoth)

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Tribe: (2S) 006 ( Hawkmoth) 007 Sphinx pinastri (Pine Hawkmoth)

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Subfamily: Macroglossinae (2T 7G 11S) Long proboscis, feed while hovering, diurnal

Tribe: Diplophonotini Much of wing membrane unscaled

Hemaris (2S)

008 tityus 009 Hemaris fuciformis (Narrow-bordered Bee Hawkmoth) (Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth)

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Tribe:

Macroglossum 010 stellatarum 011 012 Proserpinus proserpina ( Hawkmoth) (Oleander Hawkmoth) ()

fw: 48-51mm; rare but almost annual migrant Rare migrant with 2 British records. mainly to S.England Aug-Oct.

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Hyles (3S)

013 Euphorbiae 014 Hyles gallii 015 (Spurge Hawkmoth) (Bedstraw Hawkmoth) (Striped Hawkmoth)

Rare migrant mostly to south coast of England, fw: 34-38mm; rare but almost annual migrant, fw: 33-42mm; rare but almost annual migrant, May-Oct May-Aug mainly to S&SW England, Apr-Oct

Deilephila (2S) 016 elpenor 017 018 (Elephant Hawkmoth) (Small Elephant Hawkmoth) (Silver-striped Hawkmoth)

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