69.018 BF1993  –  Sphingidae –  Macroglossinae – Hippotion celerio – Silver-striped Hawk-moth – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant        orange – Migrant
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Sphingidae  >> Macroglossinae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Unmistakable. A powerful and striking looking moth with V shaped wings showing pale cream panels and markings running through the forewings and pink and black markings in the hind-wings.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1949 at Chesterfield )  –  Last recorded Chesterfield 1949 – A rare vagrant to Derbyshire with currently no modern day records.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  –  Most likely period during August – October as a migrant. 2 generations Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 19 June 2025 by TD ***
Forewing: 33-35mm Food Plant: Grape Vine, Virginia Creeper.
Last Recorded Year: 1949
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Chesterfield

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Distribution Map for Hippotion celerio

Found 7 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 7 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Hippotion celerio

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Hippotion celerio
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Hippotion celerio
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Hippotion celerio
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Hippotion celerio
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Hippotion celerio
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Hippotion celerio
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Hippotion celerio
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hippotion celerio
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hippotion celerio
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 - Hippotion celerio – 7 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Hippotion celerioCharlesworth St,Carr Vale,BolsoverSK46U201203/09/20121Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Hippotion celerioPoolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise)SK47G200601/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hippotion celerioFranchise St, DerbySK33M194921/10/19491Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hippotion celerioNormanton, Derby (site not precise)SK33L193601/06/19362Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Hippotion celerioNormanton, Derby (site not precise)SK33L193601/01/19362Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Hippotion celerioEckington (site not precise)SK47J189105/09/18911Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hippotion celerioMatlock (site not precise)SK26V186001/01/18601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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