Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) close up of head showing proboscis. Note the pollen grains attached to its hairs. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August. Focus Stacked.

Lorraine Bennery / Caterpillar larva of Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris) with hoverfly visiting flower, Regional Vosges Balloons Regional Park, France, August.

Alex Hyde / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) resting on foodplant of caterpillar, Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium angustifolium). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Bernard Castelein / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, August.

David Kjaer / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on bark, Wiltshire, UK, July.

David Kjaer / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on stone, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Oxfordshire, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on white background in a mobile field studio. Devon, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Oxfordshire, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Oxfordshire, UK. July.