#2491 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Poplar Hawkmoth

🇳🇱 Populierenpijlstaart ·Laothoe populi

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © A Dearheart · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Laurent Barthe · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © achrntatrps · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Donald Hobern · CC BY 4.0
6. © Wildlife in a Dorset garden. · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. © nutmeg66 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © Laurent Barthe · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Laurent Barthe · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Laurent Barthe · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Laothoe populi ( poplar hawk-moth ) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East and is one of the most common members of the family in the region.

base stats

NL sightings 269iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 16,533iNaturalist 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).