Hans Christoph Kappel / Spurge Hawk moth, Germany

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) male, Dnipro City, Ukraine. November.

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) male, Dnipro City, Ukraine. November.

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) male, Dnipro City, Ukraine. November.

Lorraine Bennery / Spurge hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) Spurge (Euphorbia sp.), Loiret, France, September.

Lorraine Bennery / Spurge hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) on Spurge (Euphorbia sp.) foodplant, Alpes de Haute-Provence, France, June.

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) at rest on an old decaying tree trunk, Grand Sasso Abruzzo, Italy. May.

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae at rest on an old decaying tree trunk, Grand Sasso Abruzzo, Italy. May.

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) resting, Grand Sasso Abruzzo, Italy. May.

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) at rest on an old dry stone wall, Grand Sasso Abruzzo, Italy. May.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar, Quirnheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar, Quirnheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) Italy. September.

Robert Thompson / Spurge hawk-moth (Hyles euphorbiae) Lorgues, Provence, southern France, May.

Lorraine Bennery / Spurge hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) on one of its foodplants (Euphorbia sp.), Loire river, France, September.

Nick Upton / Spurge hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) on Broad-leaved glaucous spurge / Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) stripped of its leaves, on limestone mountain top, Mount Olympus, Lesbos / Lesvos,...

Nick Upton / Spurge hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias) among sand dunes, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Stephen Dalton / Spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar, Menorca. May.

Stephen Dalton / Spurge hawk moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillars, Menorca. May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spurge Hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) on one of its foodplants Euphorbia myrsinites, Gargano, Italy, October.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spurge Hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles euphorbiae) on one of its foodplants Euphorbia myrsinites, Gargano, Italy, October.

Albert Lleal / Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar, Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

MYN / Denis Palanque / Caterpillar larva of Spurge Hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Euphorbia leaves, meadowland, Montcarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Caterpillar larva of Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Euphorbia, Montacarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Caterpillar larva of Spurge Hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) feeding on Euphorbia leaves, meadowland, Montcarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Thomas Marent / Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar feeding, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Spurge Hawk Moth (Celerio euphorbiae) caterpillar, Switzerland

Hans Christoph Kappel / Spurge Hawk Moth resting on tree bark.

Ingo Arndt / Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) camouflaged on tree trunk, Europe

Hans Christoph Kappel / Spurge Hawk Moth, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Spurge Hawk moth resting on tree bark, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) Germany

Konrad Wothe / Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar, Italy

Ingo Arndt / Leafy Spurge Hawk Moth (Hyles euphorbiae) adult on tree trunk, Europe

Robin Chittenden / Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar feeding on Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias), Snettisham, UK. October. Focus stacked image.

Robin Chittenden / Spurge hawkmoth (Hyles euphorbiae) caterpillar feeding on Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias), Snettisham, UK. October. Focus stacked image.

Karine Aigner / Moth (Hyles tithymali) caterpillar in the dunes of Erg Chebbi, Morocco

Karine Aigner / Moth (Hyles tithymali) caterpillar in the dunes of Erg Chebbi, Morocco)

Robert Thompson / Barbary spurge hawk-moth (Hyles tithymali). Barranco de Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. June.

Robert Thompson / Barbary spurge hawk-moth (Hyles tithymali), close up. Barranco de Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. June.

Robert Thompson / Barbary spurge hawk-moth (Hyles tithymali) resting on tree trunk. Barranco de Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. June.

Robert Thompson / Barbary spurge hawk-moth (Hyles tithymali) resting on branch. Barranco de Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. June.

Robert Thompson / Smoky spurge hawk-moth (Hyles dahlii) Monte Albo, Sardinia, August.

Robert Thompson / Smoky spurge hawk-moth (Hyles dahlii) Monte Albo, Sardinia, August.

Robert Thompson / Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles dahlii), Siniscola, Nuoro province, Monte Albo, Sardinia

Robert Thompson / Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles dahlii), Siniscola, Nuoro province, Monte Albo, Sardinia

Robert Thompson / Smoky Spurge Hawk-moth (Hyles dahlii), Siniscola, Nuoro province, Monte Albo, Sardinia