Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Khalaim, Ye. V., 2022, Catalogue Of The Heteroceran Moths (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Metaheterocera) Of Odesa Region Of Ukraine. Part 1. Saturniidae, Sphingidae, Brahmaeidae, Lasiocampidae, Thyrididae & Drepanidae, Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 9

Macroglossum stellatarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Shugurov, 1905; Romaniszyn, 1920; Obraztsov, 1928 –1929; Ermolenko, 1999; Duz’, 2007; Zolotov, 2022; Smirnov, 2022; Sokolova-Yudina, 2022; Kalashnik, 2022 a; Prokhorov, 2022; Mykytynets, 2022 b.

Material. Podilsk, 27.08.2004, 1 spec. (Khalaim); Frasino, 08– 09.07.2016, 1 spec. (Leshchenko, Kravchenko); Murovana, 08.08.2020, 1 spec. (Khalaim, Novitskiy); Trudomyrivka, 21.08.2021, common (Khalaim, Novitskiy); Severynivka, 19.10.2018, common (Novitskiy, Sergienko, Trotsenko), 12.09.2020, rare (Yepishin, Sergienko, Khalaim), 31.08.2021, rare (Sergienko), 22.10.2021, rare (Sergienko); Korsuntsi, 21.09.2013, 1 spec. (Khalaim); Hradenytsi, 28.08.2008, 1 spec. (Novitskiy); Stara Emetivka, 20.09.2020, 1 spec. (Lapin); Odesa, 03.08.2013, 1 spec. (Leshchenko); Park 411 battery, 26.10.2020, 1 spec. (Lapin); Kotovskogo, 17.07.2003, 1 spec. (Skupyi); Roxolany, 17.06.2020, 2 spec. (Khalaim, Novitskiy); 20.04.2021, rare, 30.08.2021, rare (Khalaim, Novitskiy, Sergienko), 02.10.2021, rare (Khalaim, Novitskiy, Yepishin, Sergienko), Karolino-Buhaz, without date, 2 spec. (Kolomeychuk); Pasichne, 09.09.2016, 2 spec. (Kostjuk, Sergienko); Vesela Dolyna, 14.08.2021, rare (Khalaim, Novitskiy, Kavurka); Lebedivka forest , 18.06.2014, 1 spec. (Khalaim), 30.07.2021, common (Khalaim, Kanarsky); Burnas, 31.07.2021, rare (Khalaim, Kanarsky); Tuzly Amazonia, 19.09.2020, rare, 03– 05.08.2021, common (Khalaim); Khadzhyder, 08.08.2021, common (Novitskiy, Sergienko); Zhebriansky ridge, 11.07.2020, rare, 29.08.2020, rare (Khalaim, Novitskiy), 09.08.2021, rare (Sergienko) .

Widespread and one of the most common sphinx moth species in the Region, it is sometimes quite numerous ( Fig. 44). Local populations are constantly replenished with migrating specimens from the south. A multivoltine overwintering adult with diurnal activity, occurs all year round. It is possible to observe flying moths during periods of winter thaws.