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Hornet Moth

Sesia apiformis

83Records since 2000
JunePeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun50
Jul22
Aug3
Sep1
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England18
2West Berkshire England8
3Cambridgeshire England6
4Norfolk England6
5Essex England4
6Rutland England4
7Bracknell Forest England4
8Lincolnshire England1
83 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
83
Peak month
June
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Sesia apiformis
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
69
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Sesiidae
Genus
Sesia
Name with authority
Sesia apiformis (Clerck, 1759)
Described
1759

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q902404 · GBIF 5141493