Irish moths

Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Deilephila porcellus

Family: Sphingidae        Sub-family: Macroglossinae 

1992     *     Small Elephant Hawk-moth     *     Deilephila porcellus


Usually coastal in Ireland, can be locally common
Wingspan: 40-45mm.

Flight time: Jun-July
Habitat: Open, dry grasslands, dunes, shingle beaches

Larval food plant: Lady's Bedstraw and other bedstraw spp.

Similar: Elephant Hawk-moth


Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Deilephila porcellus
Barley Cove, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010

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