Privet Hawk-moth

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.