Duncan Mcewan / Poplar hawkmoth resting on oak tree trunk, UK

Nigel Cattlin / Poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi) resting on Poplar (Populus sp) leaf. Devon, England, UK. May.

Ernie Janes / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) silhouetted resting at sunset, England, UK, July.

Robert Thompson / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), male camouflaged against bark. Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. July.

Chris Mattison / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Lorraine Bennery / Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi), Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) Italy.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populae) Italy. May.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), Mechtersheim, Pfalz, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), Mechtersheim, Pfalz, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi), Mechtersheim, Pfalz, Germany. July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Niall Benvie / Poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) on plantain, Scotland, UK, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) female having dayrest, Jyvaskya, Keski-Suomi, Lansi- ja Sisa-Suomi / Central and Western Finland, Finland. June

Alex Hyde / Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) male, Devon, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) male, detail showing compound eye. Derbyshire, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) male, Devon, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) male, detail of head showing finely divided antennae. Derbyshire, UK. July.

Duncan Usher / Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi) on flower, Germany

Duncan Usher / Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi) on flower, Germany

Thomas Marent / Poplar Hawk Moth (Laothoe populi) caterpillar, Switzerland

Kim Taylor / Poplar hawk moth {Laothoe populi} on white poplar tree trunk UK.

Kim Taylor / Poplar hawk moth {Laothoe populi} on white poplar tree trunk UK.

Mike Wilkes / Poplar hawk moth {Laothoe populi} laying eggs, Worcestershire, June.

Adrian Davies / Poplar hawk moth {Laothoe populi}, southern England.

Brian Lightfoot / Polpar hawk moth portrait, UK

Paul Hobson / Poplar hawkmoth caterpillar {Laothoe populi} on Willow leaf UK

Stephen Dalton / Three species of Hawkmoths, Poplar hawkmoths (Laothoe populi), Elephant hawkmoths (Deilephila elpenor) and Pine hawkmoths (Sphinx pinastri), resting on bench after being released from moth trap, UK. J...

Bernard Castelein / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) resting, close up, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Robin Chittenden / Poplar hawk-moth caterpillar (Laothoe populi) on tree branch, Norfolk, UK. August.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi) resting on tree trunk, Umbria, Italy. May.

Stephen Dalton / Poplar Hawk (Laothoe populi) warming wing muscles Sussex, England, UK.

Robin Chittenden / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) resting on bark. Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. May.

Robert Thompson / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) on Moss covered branch.County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. July.

Robert Thompson / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) on Moss covered branch. County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. July.

Chris Mattison / Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) caterpillar, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK., August

Edwin Giesbers / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi). De Kaaistoep Nature Reserve, Tilburg, The Netherlands. June. Controlled conditions.

Edwin Giesbers / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi). De Kaaistoep Nature Reserve, Tilburg, The Netherlands. June. Controlled conditions.

Edwin Giesbers / Poplar hawk-moth (Laothoe populi). De Kaaistoep Nature Reserve, Tilburg, The Netherlands. June. Controlled conditions.

Guy Edwardes / Poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi) on leaf, Dorset, England, UK. July 2006.

Guy Edwardes / Poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi), Devon, England, UK