#2436 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Elephant Hawkmoth

🇳🇱 Groot avondrood ·Deilephila elpenor

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © nutmeg66 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © nutmeg66 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Andy Phillips · CC BY-ND 4.0
5. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Azamat A. Totikov · CC BY 4.0
7. Tilburg, NL-NB, NL:© Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Zuidlaren, Nederland:© bask1 · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Sloten, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL:© maimarloes · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Waldeck-Pyrmontstraat, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, NL:© Phillip Cochrane · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Deilephila elpenor , also known as the elephant hawk moth , is a moth in the Sphingdae family. Its common name is derived from the caterpillar's resemblance to an elephant's trunk. It is most common in central Europe and is distributed throughout the palearctic region. Its distinct olive and pink coloring makes it one of the most recognizable moths in its range. However, it is quite easy to confuse the elephant hawk moth with the small elephant hawk...

base stats

NL sightings 498iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 29,833iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).