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Family: Sphingidae   Checklist Number: 69.014

Hyles gallii   Rottemburg, 1775

Bedstraw Hawk-moth

A migrant species first recorded in the Outer Hebrides on South Uist in July 2011. To be found from May to August. Bedstraws (Galium), rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium), madders (Rubia), and fuschias (Fuschia) are the main foodplants

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