Moth

[Lee Winger]

looks like the very rare bullman wallet moth

 

I've known Steve for a lot of years, and I'm sure Andy Collins will agree with me, the moths in Steves wallet much much bigger than that

[High Scale]

That is just a baby, we have twice as big over here.

easy-lift guy

 

Everything's bigger over there.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Everything's bigger over there.

 

I was about to say the same thing!

 

nice moth Steve. also known as the elephant hawk moth, lives on privet as our tony says.

[Steve Bullman]

lives on privet as our tony says.

 

Also my wifes knickers it would seem

[Daniël Bos]

I was about to say the same thing!

 

nice moth Steve. also known as the elephant hawk moth, lives on privet as our tony says.

 

Not quite Tony.

It's a privet hawk moth (sphinx ligustri) also known as... Well, actually just as the privet hawk moth.

The elephant hawk (deilephila elpenor) is quite different.

[Daniël Bos]

Also my wifes knickers it would seem

 

There's a lot of scope for distasteful pun there Steve, seeing as the caterpillars can get quite large....

 

(smiley face of some sort)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Two subspecies, Deilephila elpenor elpenor and Deilephila elpenor lewisii, were recognised in the past, but they are no longer regarded as well distinguished. Similarly the subspecies Deilephila elpenor szechuana is now thought to be a synonym for Deilephila elpenor elpenor. The subspecies Deilephila elpenor macromera, found in southern China, northern India, Bhutan and Myanmar, is still regarded as distinct.

The related species, the Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus and Chitral Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila rivularis are similar but smaller and less colourful. (wiki)

 

I stand corrected!

 

make the most of it!

[farmer rod]

Two subspecies, Deilephila elpenor elpenor and Deilephila elpenor lewisii, were recognised in the past, but they are no longer regarded as well distinguished. Similarly the subspecies Deilephila elpenor szechuana is now thought to be a synonym for Deilephila elpenor elpenor. The subspecies Deilephila elpenor macromera, found in southern China, northern India, Bhutan and Myanmar, is still regarded as distinct.

The related species, the Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus and Chitral Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila rivularis are similar but smaller and less colourful. (wiki)

 

I stand corrected!

 

make the most of it!

Tony, what does an elephant hawk moth live on, I found one last night walking up a bit of old stirling board, but I cant believe that is natural habitat, when I went back for a photo it had gone. Impressive though.

Rod

[farmer rod]

in the caterpillar form

[nepia]

Tony, what does an elephant hawk moth live on

Rod

 

 

Willowherb.

 

Once took 33 of them for bringing on (from a patch of ground about to be cleared) and released 17 adult moths.