Alex Hyde / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) resting on a privet bush (Ligustrum vulgare) a food plant of its caterpillar. Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. July.

Robert Thompson / Privet hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) caterpillar on stem, Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England, UK. July.

Robert Thompson / Privet hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) camouflaged on branch, Northern Ireland, May.

Robert Thompson / Privet hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) camouflaged, Northern Ireland, May.

Brian Bevan / Two Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) on Privet (Ligustrum), Bedfordshire, England, UK, July. Captive.

David Kjaer / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) Wiltshire, UK

Paul D Stewart / Historical illustration of Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri), and Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) showing 'aurelian' chrysalis. Plate II in the first edition of the Aurelian by Moses Ha...

Jussi Murtosaari / Privet hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) male on tree trunk, Lemland, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands Archipelago, Finland. June

Jussi Murtosaari / Privet hawk-moth (Sphinx Ligustri) resting on tree trunk, Lemland, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands Archipelago, Finland. June

Alex Hyde / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri), hotographed on a white background in a mobile field studio. Devon, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) feeding on honeysuckle flowers at night. Devon, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) resting during daytime. Devon, UK. June.