Privet Hawk-moth
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Sphinx ligustri
Common in the southern half of Britain, mainly nocturnal.
The Larvae are usually found between July and August.
The Larvae feeds on Privet, Lilac & Ash.
The Males can make a hissing sound, if disturbed, by rubbing together a set of scales and spines at the end of its abdomen.
They then fly in the following June & July.