| Sphingidae Macroglossinae Macroglossini Choerocampina |
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| Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
 Elephant Hawk-moth
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Genus: Deilephila [Laspeyres], 1809 Original genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonims (genus): Chaerocampa auct.: incorrect subsequent spelling of Choerocampa Duponchel, 1835 Choerocampa Duponchel, 1835 Cinogon Butler, 1881 Dilephila Kuznetsova, 1906: junior homonym of Dilephila Hampson, 1893 Dilephila Hampson, 1893: unjustified emendation of Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809 Dilophila Agassiz, 1846: unjustified emendation of Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809 Elpenor Agassiz, 1846 Metopsilus Dunca, 1836 |
Synonims (species): lewisii Butler, 1875 porcus Retzius, 1783 szechuana Chu & Wang, 1980 |
<br><br>Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 5, 2006<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/InLeSpDeElA0007HR.jpg "D. elpenor (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 5, 2006 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, May 27, 2007<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DeElA001HR.jpg "D. elpenor (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, May 27, 2007 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, June 2000 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult, Manziana (Roma), Italy, June 1994 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult, Bairrada, Portugal (Photo by Daniel Oliveira) |
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Adult, Hobro, Denmark, June 1, 2003 (Photo by Jens Christian Schou, BioPix) |
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Adult, Hobro, Denmark, May 25, 2002 (Photo by Jens Christian Schou, BioPix) |
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Adult, near Novara, Italy (Photo by Erika Signini) |
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Larva, Manziana (Roma), Italy, July 1994 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (green form), Bairrada, Portugal, June 2004 (Photo by Daniel Oliveira) |
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Larva, Malagrotta (Roma), Italy (Photo by Diego Reggianti) |
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Larva (green form), Aiangiz, Bizkaia, Spain, September 2002 (Photo by Jose Ramon Erezuma) |
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Larva, Brasschaat, Belgium, September 11, 2004. Feeding on Menyanthes growing in the water (Photo by Toon Verbruggen) |
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Larva, Brasschaat, Belgium, September 11, 2004. Feeding on Menyanthes (Photo by Toon Verbruggen) |
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Habitat, Brasschaat, Belgium, September 11, 2004 (Photo by Toon Verbruggen) |
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Pupa, Bairrada, Portugal (Photo by Daniel Oliveira) |
Foodplants:
Vitis, Parthenocissus, Epilobium, Chamaenerion angustifolium, Clarkia, Galium, Calla palustris, Impatiens, Fucsia, Menyanthes
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