- Deilephila porcellus
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Deilephila porcellus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Deilephila Species: D. porcellus Binomial name Deilephila porcellus
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]Synonyms - Sphinx porcellus Linnaeus, 1758
- Theretra porcellus clara Tutt, 1904
- Pergesa porcellus wesloeensis Knoch, 1929
- Pergesa porcellus sus O. Bang-Haas, 1927
- Pergesa porcellus sinkiangensis Chu & Wang, 1980
- Pergesa porcellus rosea Zerny, 1933
- Pergesa porcellus porca O. Bang-Haas, 1927
- Pergesa porcellus kuruschi O. Bang-Haas, 1938
- Pergesa porcellus flavocincta Wize, 1917
- Pergesa porcellus cingulata O. Bang-Haas, 1934
- Metopsilus porcellus galbana Gillmer, 1910
- Metopsilus porcellus colossus A. Bang-Haas, 1906
- Eumorpha porcellus gissarodarvasica Shchetkin, 1981
- Deilephila porcellus warneckei Capuse, 1963
- Deilephila porcellus suellus Staudinger, 1878
- Deilephila porcellus songoricus Eitschberger & Lukhtanov, 1996
- Deilephila porcellus sibirica Eitschberger & Zolotuhin, 1997
- Deilephila porcellus kashgoulii Ebert, 1976
- Deilephila porcellus decolor Cockayne, 1953
- Choerocampa porcellus lutescens Cockerell, 1887
Deilephila porcellus, known as the Small Elephant Hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.
Caterpillar
The wingspan is 45–51 millimetres (1.8–2.0 in). The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Galium and Epilobium.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Deilephila/porcellus.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
External links
- Small Elephant Hawk-moth at UKmoths
- Extreme close-up photo
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