David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
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Moths 48 – Small Elephant Hawk Moths
SMALL ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH Deilephila
porcellus (m)
SMALL ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH Deilephila
porcellus (m)
SMALL
ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH Deilephila porcellus (m)
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As implied by the vernacular name, the Small
Elephant Hawk Moth Deilephila porcellus
(Sphingidae) is considerably smaller than the
closely related Elephant Hawk Moth D. elpenor.
The markings are less sharply defined in the former but the overall impression
for both is that they are strikingly pink moths. The male illustrated on this
page was still in very good condition when photographed in the South of France
where it had been attracted to artificial light.
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