Elephant hawk-moth

This elephant hawk-moth was collected by CW Holcroft in June 1964. The moth is so called because the caterpillar (vaguely) resembles an elephant’s trunk!

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
53/1976/71
Category
Natural History
Collection Class
Arthropods
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Collector Excavator
Holcroft, Mr C W
Common Name
elephant hawk-moth
Simple Name
insect: moth
Period Classification
Modern (1945-); Modern (1900-)

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SPHINGIDAE: Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758): elephant hawk-moth