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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A rather plain grey-brown coloured hawk-moth with three or four black streaks in the centre of the forewing. The forewing trailing edge fringes are chequered and an all dark brown hindwing. There are prominent black bases to the forewing and a plain grey abdomen with black bars and no trace of any pink banding.
Distribution: (First record: 1988 ) – A rare and localised species in Derbyshire, first recorded in 1998. There are very few records. Scattered records reported annually, although it is now becoming more widespread, moving from south to north.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
First Recorded Year: 1988
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
Selected Images: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison © / Melbourne – Tony Davison
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Distribution Map for Sphinx pinastri
Found 108 records
↳ 16 from After 2025
↳ 37 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 55 from Before 2020
↳ 16 from After 2025
↳ 37 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 55 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Sphinx pinastri
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Sphinx pinastri
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Sphinx pinastri
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Sphinx pinastri
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Sphinx pinastri
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Sphinx pinastri
AGR: 0.24% | Total % Change: 6.3%
CUSUM Analysis: Sphinx pinastri
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 4 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.
Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 8 (August) to provide a full-year equivalent.
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Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year)
Trough (worst year)
Growth periods
Decline periods
Population peaked around 2008, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2007, showing a significant decline.
What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Sphinx pinastri
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Sphinx pinastri
Sphinx pinastri
( 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 - Sphinx pinastri – 108 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Froggatt, Hope Valley | SK27N | 10/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper | SK34U | 18/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 01/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire | SK33A | 18/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper | SK34U | 21/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire | SK33A | 20/06/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Chaddesden Garden | SK33T | 17/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Allestree, Derby | SK33P | 21/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Darley Bridge | SK26Q | 25/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derby DE | SK33I | 30/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 30/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 20/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 21/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 24/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Burliegh Drive | SK33N | 02/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire | SK33A | 20/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longford Lane, Ashbourne, England, GB | SK23I | 10/10/2024 | 1 | Larva | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Wingerworth, Derbyshire | SK36Y | 04/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Etwall, Derby DE, UK | SK23Q | 16/08/2024 | 1 | Larva | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 07/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Sandiacre | SK43S | 02/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Markham Vale Derbyshire | SK47L | 25/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 30/07/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 14/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZ | SK33A | 01/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 18/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Garden, Walton | SK36U | 31/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Station Road Upper Padley Grindleford | SK27P | 28/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derby | SK43B | 17/06/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper | SK34N | 20/06/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Sandiacre | SK43S | 30/06/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Mellor | SJ98Z | 08/07/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Rosliston Forestry Centre, Swadlincote, Derbys. | SK21N | 28/07/2023 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 23/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 30/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Sandiacre | SK43T | 03/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern Garden | SK33A | 05/06/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 01/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lower Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 21/07/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZ | SK33A | 11/07/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Garden, Walton | SK36U | 30/07/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 17/06/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 25/06/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZ | SK33A | 09/06/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZ | SK33A | 10/06/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Not given | SK22F | 08/07/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | SK07S | 03/07/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 02/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZ | SK33A | 19/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Drakelow, Derbys. | SK22F | 08/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston | SK44K | 09/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 01/06/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 25/06/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| West Park | SK43W | 20/09/2019 | 1 | pre-adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Clover Close, Elvaston | SK43B | 26/07/2019 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 17/07/2019 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper | SK34U | 23/06/2019 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 28/07/2016 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 08/08/2015 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Welbeck Drive,Wingerworth | SK36T | 14/08/2015 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Catton Park, Walton on Trent | SK21C | 17/07/2015 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Pleasley Pit CP, Pleasley | SK46X | 18/06/2014 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lang Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33R | 26/07/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lang Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33R | 26/07/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Welbeck Drive, Wingerworth | SK36T | 26/07/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 10/08/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 09/08/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Welbeck Drive,Wingerworth | SK36T | 11/08/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 09/07/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Welbeck Drive,Wingerworth | SK36T | 10/07/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Marlborough Rd,Long Eaton | SK43X | 05/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Back Lane,Glapwell | SK46T | 20/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Back Lane, Glapwell | SK46T | 20/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lancaster Ave,Sandiacre | SK43S | 12/06/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on Trent | SK22K | 02/07/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 15/07/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Flash Lane,Beeley Moor | SK26X | 26/06/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Robin Wood | SK32M | 03/08/2008 | 7 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Robin Wood (central area) | SK32M | 04/08/2008 | 7 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 21/07/2008 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 03/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Elms,Sawley Rd,Draycott,Derbys | SK43L | 01/07/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 18/07/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lowes Hill,Ripley | SK35V | 16/06/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Newboundmill Lane,Pleasley | SK56C | 02/06/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 25/05/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 15/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Pleasley Park,Pleasley | SK56H | 17/07/2006 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 16/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 05/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 13/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 19/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 29/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Whitwell Wood,Whitwell,Worksop | SK57J | 29/07/2005 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Whitwell Wood,Whitwell,Worksop | SK57J | 18/07/2005 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 29/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Whitwell Wood,Whitwell,Worksop | SK57J | 01/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lancaster Ave,Sandiacre | SK43S | 09/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 29/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lancaster Ave,Sandiacre | SK43S | 09/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 04/08/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 27/04/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Back Lane,Glapwell | SK46T | 28/05/2003 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Back Lane, Glapwell | SK46T | 28/05/2003 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 28/07/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 18/07/2000 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Flash Lane,Beeley Moor (site not precise) | SK26X | 01/08/1998 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Skining Cliff Woods, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35G | 11/07/1998 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |