Sphinx ligustri (privet hawk-moth)

Interactions where Sphinx ligustri is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
caterpillar		caterpillar grazes on live leaf			Ligustrum ovalifolium	Garden Privet	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Sphinx ligustri/	Sphinx ligustri	privet hawk-moth				caterpillar	Foodplant / open feeder			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Ligustrum ovalifolium/	Ligustrum ovalifolium	garden privet		live	leaf
caterpillar		caterpillar grazes on live leaf			Syringa	lilacs	Lamiales: Oleaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Sphinx ligustri/	Sphinx ligustri	privet hawk-moth				caterpillar	Foodplant / open feeder			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa/	Syringa	lilacs		live	leaf

Interactions where Sphinx ligustri is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Summary	Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Compsilura concinnata	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Compsilura concinnata/	Compsilura concinnata	a parasitoid fly		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid		/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Sphinx ligustri/	Sphinx ligustri	privet hawk-moth	larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Frontina laeta	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Frontina laeta/	Frontina laeta	a parasitoid fly		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid	Foreign	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Sphinx ligustri/	Sphinx ligustri	privet hawk-moth	larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Winthemia cruentata	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia cruentata/	Winthemia cruentata	a parasitoid fly		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid		/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Sphinx ligustri/	Sphinx ligustri	privet hawk-moth	larva	Major	larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Winthemia quadripustulata	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993 Some records of bred Tachinidae, Parmenter, L., 1953	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/	Winthemia quadripustulata	a parasitoid fly	Recipient uncertain	larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid		/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Sphinx ligustri/	Sphinx ligustri	privet hawk-moth	larva		larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & Year	Title	Source
Belshaw, R., 1993	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Parmenter, L., 1953	Some records of bred Tachinidae	Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 65: 29-31.

Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk-moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

SPHINGIDAE
(hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk-moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk-moth)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Waring, P.	2002	Privet Hawkmoth Caterpillar	Vol 13, No. 4 Page: 280

Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk-moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BOMBYCOIDEA
(silk moths, emperor etc.)

Macrolepidoptera
(macro-moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

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Species	Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk-moth)
Genus	Sphinx (a genus of moths)
Tribe	Sphingini (a tribe of moths)
Subfamily	SPHINGINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	SPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)
Superfamily	BOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.)
Clade	Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
Clade	Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus, 1758
(Privet Hawk-moth)

Interactions where Sphinx ligustri is the dominant partner and gains from the process

Interactions where Sphinx ligustri is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

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Identification Works

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