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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
– Migrant
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A very large moth with long grey ashen wings that are extensively marbled and streaked. The abdomen is segmented with white, pink and black bands and is quite striking and diagnostic. The moths are often well worn when discovered in a light trap.
Distribution: (First record: 2015 ) – (Last record: 7 September 2024 at Belper and Glossop ) – A rare migrant species, with 12 reported records since the first in September 2015, where 5 larvae were found on bindweed in an Ilkestone garden. The majority of reports have occurred from the south and east of the county. There were three casual sightings to 2018. 1 light trapped at Whitwell Wood in 2003 (Tony Davison & Will Soar), 1 light trapped at Kings Newton in 2006 (Will Soar) and 1 from Wirksworth in 2020. Latest county records – one trapped over-night in a Belper garden – 9th August 2022 and another 10th September (Dave Evans). One at a Primary school in Matlock September 2023 (Simon Roddis) and a dead specimen on the road in front of my house in Melbourne September 2023. During 2024 -One recorded from Shirland overnight on 6th September (Nikki Barrow), one from Belper 7th September 2024 (Dave Newcombe) and one from Glossop 7th September (Christian Heintzen)
*** Last updated on 4 May 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 2015
Last Recorded By – Dave Newcombe, Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Belper and Glossop
IMAGES BELOW: Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison © / 8th-9th August 2022 – Belper – Image by Dave Evans © / Shirland 6th Sept 2024 Image by Nikki Mahadevan ©
Convolvulus Hawk-moth -7th September 2024- Glossop - Christian Heintzen
Convolvulus Hawk-moth -7th September 2024 - Glossop - Christian Heintzen
Convolvulus Hawk-moth - 7th September 2024 - Belper - Dave Newcombe©
Convolvulus Hawk-moth - 6th September 2024 - Shirland - Nikki Mahadevan©
Convolvulus Hawk-moth - 6th September 2024 - Shirland - Nikki Mahadevan©
Convolvulus Hawk-moth - 20th September 2006 - Kings Newton - Tony Davison©
Convolvulus Hawk-moth - 24th August 2003 - Whitwell Wood - Tony Davison©
Distribution Map for Agrius convolvuli
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Found 34 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 8 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 26 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 8 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 26 from Before 2020
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Monthly Records By Year: Agrius convolvuli
Monthly Counts By Year: Agrius convolvuli
Recordings By Year: Agrius convolvuli
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agrius convolvuli
AGR: -0.03% | Total % Change: -0.7%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Agrius convolvuli
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agrius convolvuli
Agrius convolvuli
Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Agrius convolvuli – 34 records available
Listed by Year - descending
| Taxon | Site Name | Tetrad | Year | Date | Count | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrius convolvuli | Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2024 | 06/09/2024 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 2024 | 08/09/2024 | 1 | adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadow | SK09G | 2024 | 07/09/2024 | 1 | adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2023 | 20/09/2023 | 1 | dead |
| Agrius convolvuli | Meersbrook, Sheffield S8, UK | SK38M | 2023 | 21/09/2023 | 1 | |
| Agrius convolvuli | Belper | SK34U | 2022 | 10/09/2022 | 1 | adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Belper | SK34N | 2022 | 09/08/2022 | 1 | adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Wirksworth | SK25W | 2020 | 30/08/2020 | 1 | adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Norton Park Rd, Sheffield | SK38K | 2016 | 18/08/2016 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Atherton Rd, Ilkeston | SK44L | 2015 | 01/09/2015 - 30/09/2015 | 2 | Larvae |
| Agrius convolvuli | Atherton Rd, Ilkeston | SK44L | 2015 | 01/09/2015 | 2 | Larvae |
| Agrius convolvuli | Heron's Way,Mickleover | SK33H | 2008 | 14/09/2008 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Hallam Way,West Hallam,Ilkeston | SK44F | 2008 | 22/08/2008 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 2006 | 02/10/2006 | 2 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Kings Newton, Derbyshire | SK32Y | 2006 | 20/09/2006 | 1 | adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 2006 | 19/09/2006 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Carlyle Infant School,Littleover,Derby | SK33G | 2006 | 04/09/2006 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 2006 | 19/09/2006 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | West Hallam (site not precise) | SK44F | 2003 | 13/09/2003 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | West Hallam (site not precise) | SK44F | 2003 | 13/09/2003 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Whitwell Wood (centre area), Whitwell, Worksop | SK57J | 2003 | 23/08/2003 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Whitwell Woods, Derbyshire | SK57J | 2003 | 23/08/2003 | 1 | adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Holloway, Matlock | SK35I | 2000 | 04/10/2000 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Holloway, Matlock | SK35I | 2000 | 04/10/2000 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Pond House, Mapperley Res, Ilkeston | SK44G | 1991 | 05/09/1991 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Pond House, Mapperley Res, Ilkeston | SK44G | 1991 | 05/09/1991 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Pinxton, Alfreton (railway track - site not precise) | SK45M | 1981 | 30/09/1981 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Drummond Rd, Ilkeston | SK44R | 1981 | 10/09/1981 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Pinxton, Alfreton (railway track - site not precise) | SK45M | 1981 | 30/09/1981 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 1979 | 13/10/1979 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote | SK22V | 1974 | 01/01/1974 - 31/12/1975 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 1974 | 01/01/1974 - 31/12/1975 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Newbold Rd, Chesterfield | SK37R | 1962 | 08/09/1962 | 1 | Adult |
| Agrius convolvuli | Rivington, Marple (site not precise) | SJ98U | 1942 | 22/09/1942 | 1 | Adult |