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Species Account for Sphinx ligustri

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Sphinx ligustri  Linnaeus, 1758 69.006
Privet Hawk-moth
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Sphingidae

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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive


Records: 2433
First Record: 1930
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 53
Pre-1992 hectads: 32
Total hectads: 54

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Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri caterpillar Burnham 31082011
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri caterpillar Burnham 31082011
Privet Hawk-moth 4
Privet Hawk-moth 4
Privet Hawkmoth Cat 2
Privet Hawkmoth Cat 2
Privet Hawkmoth 3
Privet Hawkmoth 3
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Privet Hawkmoth Cat
Sphinx ligustri
Sphinx ligustri

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 464 records with habitat information)

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 2 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 2433 records with habitat detail and method information)

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