Sprawler

Asteroscopus sphinx

Asteroscopus sphinx, the sprawler, is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout western Europe, but is mainly a northern species occurring south to northern Spain, the southern edge of the Alps, Central Italy, and Northern Greece. In the northwest, it occurs throughout England and Wales, but is rare in Ireland; and then east through southern Sweden, to Kaliningrad and Moscow, and also in Central Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus and Asia Minor.

Scientific name

Asteroscopus sphinx

Family

Noctuidae