B&F: 1990a

ABH: 69.0151

Status: Accidental.

Distribution and Abundance: Rare.

Record: 14 November 1997 Daventry (K. Williams).

Observations: The moth was found in a goods yard resting on packing cases that had contained engine parts imported from the United States. It was found dead having recently succumbed to the heavy frosts that were prevalent locally at that time.  Initially it was thought to have been an example of the Striped Hawk-moth H. livornica which is of similar appearance. The true identity of the moth was only established in 2013.

First Record: 1997, Williams.