Robert Thompson / Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) portrait, Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. April.

Dave Bevan / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpiller climbing down a Fuchsia (Fuchsia) plant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Nigel Cattlin / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar feeding on Orange balsam (Impatiens capensis) leaves. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Robert Thompson / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor). Released from captivity, larvae collected previous year. Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. May.

Robert Thompson / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) on leaf. Released from captivity, larvae collected previous year. Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. May.

Konrad Wothe / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar, Upper Bavaria, Germany, August.

David Kjaer / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, June.

Lorraine Bennery / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar, Vosges Balloons Regional Park, France, August.

Robert Thompson / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor), Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. May.

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

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.