Paul Harcourt Davies / Nursery web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) guarding cocoon and recently hatched spiderlings. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Convolvulus hawkmoth (Agrius convolvuli) close up of wings, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Large elephant hawk (Deilephila elpenor) Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) resting on bark at Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Puss moth (Cerura vinula) resting on bark at Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Eyed hawk moth (Smerinthus ocellata) Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrum equinum) Podere Montecucco, Orvieto. Umbria, Italy, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Large elephant hawkmoth (Deilephilia elpenor) Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Large elephant hawkmoth (Deilephilia elpenor) Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Striped hawkmoth (Hyles livornica) Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Striped hawkmoth (Hyles livornica) Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Oak hawkmoth (The oak hawk ( Marumba quercus) shows a remarkable degree of camouflage when resting in dry oak leaves: one of a number of local hawkmoths caught using a MV light trap. Podere Montecucc...