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; Elephant (or Large Elephant) Hawk Moth; (Deilephila elpenor) wing-span 55-60 mm ... ; Small Elephant Hawk Moth; (Deilephila porcellus) wing-span 45-50 mm ... Elephant Hawk Moth (D. elpenor) caterpillar; When alarmed the caterpillar withdraws its head and thorax into the abdomen, causing the eye-spot region to swell,
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www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth1.htm
www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth1.htm
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The distinctive elephant hawk moth is so named because its larva bears a resemblance to the end of an elephant's trunk. It waits until dark to fly and collect nectar from honeysuckle, Buddleia, and other flowers.
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insects.about.com/od/photography/ig/Sphinx-Moths/Elephant-Hawk-Moth.htm
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Jul 26, 2009 ... Found wandering about in a confused state on the lawn after a heavy shower, this Elephant Hawk Moth caterpillar has been temporarily brought ...
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An Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar eating a rosebay willowherb weed on my patio step :D.
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Fully searchable and cross-referenced information about Elephant Hawkmoth from The Probert Encyclopaedia. ... The Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) is a moth of the family Sphingidae with a wing span of between 45 and 60 mm found in Europe and Asia flying from May to July, and occasionally a second generation from...
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Close up photo and information about elephant hawk-moths ... Special features: The large elephant hawk-moth is one of our more brightly coloured moths. We often receive email messages from people claiming to have seen a "pink butterfly" which usually turns out to be one of these moths.
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www.uksafari.com/elephanthm.htm
www.uksafari.com/elephanthm.htm
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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK ... Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country ... SPHINGOIDEA; (hawk or sphinx moths)
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www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T13736.HTM
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The Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar is very large by usual standards here, at about 75mm long. As with nearly all Hawk-moth caterpillars there is a curved 'horn' or spine on the last segment. When behaving normally it has a narrower front segment which resembles a trunk giving it its name.
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www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/elephantmth.htm
www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/elephantmth.htm
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Description and photographs of the moth: Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth ) ... 1991 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor ... Wingspan 45-60 mm. The English name of this moth is derived from the caterpillar's fanciful resemblance to an elephant's trunk. The adults are attractively coloured pink and green affairs,
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ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=240
ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=240
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