| Sphingidae Macroglossinae Macroglossini Choerocampina |
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| Deilephila porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
 Small 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: unjustified emendation of Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809 Dilephila Kuznetsova, 1906: junior homonym of Dilephila Hampson, 1893 Dilophila Agassiz, 1846: unjustified emendation of Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809 Elpenor Agassiz, 1846 Metopsilus Dunca, 1836 |
Synonims (species): colossus Bang-Haas A., 1906 gissarodarvasica Shchetkin, 1956 hibernica Tutt, 1904 kashgoulii Ebert, 1976 kuruschi Bang-Haas O., 1938 porca Bang-Haas O., 1927 rosea Zerny, 1933 scotica Tutt, 1904 sibirica Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1997 sinkiangensis Chu & Wang, 1980 songoricus Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996 suellus Staudinger, 1878 sus Bang-Haas O., 1927 |
<br><br>Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 27, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoA001HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 27, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 27, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoA002HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (male), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 27, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (male), Monti della Laga (Rieti), Italy, June 1990 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (male), Monti della Laga (Rieti), Italy, June 1990 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (female), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, April 25, 2003 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (female), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, April 25, 2003 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (female), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (Photo by Elisabeth Gaillard) |
<br><br>Larva, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 3, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoL001HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 3, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (second instar), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 23, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoL002HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (second instar), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 23, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (third instar, green form), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 31, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoL003HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (third instar, green form), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 31, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Larva (third instar, brown form), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 31, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoL004HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Larva (third instar, brown form), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 31, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (second instar), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, July 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (third instar), Vivaro (Roma), Italy, August 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Pupa, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 10, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoP001HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Pupa, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 10, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Pupa, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 10, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DePoP002HR.jpg "D. porcellus (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Pupa, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 10, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, Manziana (Roma), Italy, July 1990 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, November 10, 2002 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, September 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Eggs, Vivaro (Roma), Italy, July 2001 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
Foodplants:
Galium, Rubia, Epilobium, Chamaenerion angustifolium
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