Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth)
| Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies) | » | "Macro-heterocera" (Macro-moths) | » | Sphingidae (Hawk moths) | » | Macroglossinae | » | Deilephila | » |
Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth)
Originator: Frode Falkenberg
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Articulate animals (Arthropoda)
Class: Insects (Insecta)
Order: Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Group: Macro-moths ("Macro-heterocera")
Family: Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Genus: Deilephila
Species: Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)
Norwegian name: Stor snabelsvermer
Host plants: Calla palustris, Caltha palustris (Marsh-marigold), Epilobium, Epilobium angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb), Galium, Impatiens, Menyanthes
Confusion species: Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)
Norwegian Red List 2010: Least Concern more info