What is Pine hawk-moth?
{{Taxobox | name = Sphinx pinastri | image = Sphinx pinastri top white.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] | familia = [[Sphingidae]] | genus = ''[[Sphinx(genus)|Sphinx]]'' | binomial = ''Sphinx pinastri'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[1758]] }} The '''pine hawk-moth''' ''(Sphinx pinastri)'' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Sphingidae]]. It is found in [[Palearctic ecozone]] and sometimes the [[Nearctic ecozone]]. This [[species]] has been found in [[Scotland]] but is usually found in [[England]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dPMTAAAAQAAJ&dq=Sphinx+pinastri&pg=PA19 The Natural History of British Insects] By Edward Donovan (accessed January 12, 2009)</ref> It is amongst the most common moths in many parts of Europe and the Middle East. The [[larvae]] feed on [[Scots pine]], [[Swiss pine]], [[Siberian pine]] and [[Norway spruce]]. ''Sphinx pinastri's'' wings are gray with black dashes. The [[wingspan]] is 2 3/4 - 3 1/2&nbsp;inches (7–9&nbsp;cm).<ref name=BMNA>[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3400 Butterflies and Moths of North America] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117183506/http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3400 |date=2007-11-17 }} (accessed January 12, 2009)</ref> The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. The back of the [[thorax]] is grey with two dark bands around both sides.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VwU4AAAAMAAJ&dq=Sphinx+pinastri&pg=PA144 The Naturalist's Library] edited by William Jardine (accessed January 12, 2009)</ref> The females lay their eggs in groups of 2 or 3 along pine or spruce needles.<ref name=BMNA /> <center><gallery> Caterpillar, Sphinx pinastri.JPG|Adult caterpillar Sphinx pinastri 2 beentree.jpg|Caterpillar Sphinx pinastri MHNT CUT 2010 0 317 Mont Pelvoux France Male dorsal.jpg|''Sphinx pinastri'' <big>♂</big> Sphinx pinastri MHNT CUT 2010 0 317 Mont Pelvoux France Male