Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758)

large elephant hawk moth

on Chamerion, etc.

Deilephila elpenor larva

Overveen, 22.viii.2018 © Laurens van der Linde

Deilephila elpenor larva head

thorax and head

Deilephila ellpenor larva

detail

Deilephila elpenor

Haarlemmermeer, 22.iv.2019 © Laurens van der Linde

Deilephila elpenor

frontal

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous, mainly Onagraceae

Calla palustris; Chamerion angustifolium; Circaea lutetiana; Clarkia amoena subsp. lindleyi; Epilobium hirsutum, palustre, parviflorum, roseum; Fuchsia; Galium aparine, mollugo, verum; Impatiens glandulifera, noli-tangere, parviflora, walleriana; Lythrum salicaria; Menyanthes; Oenothera biennis; Parthenocissus; Vitis vinifera.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

references

Akkuzu, Ayberk & Inac (2007a), Dapporto (1998a), Ebert (ed., 1994a), Lempke (1989a), Lepiforum (2021), Meerman (1987a), Tugelea & Tugelea (2020b), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).