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.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustris) Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, September.

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.

Jussi Murtosaari / Privet Hawk-Moth (Sphinx ligustri) resting on tree, Finland, June

Jussi Murtosaari / Privet Hawk-Moth (Sphinx ligustri) caterpillar, Finland, August

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) pupa on soil, UK, September, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) fifth instar larva feeding on Privet, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) fifth instar larva feeding on Privet, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) final instar larva in defensive posture on Privet, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) fourth instar larva in defensive posture on Privet, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) third instar larva in defensive posture on Privet, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) third instar larva having just shed skin from second instar, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) one of the UK's most impressive insects, fifth instar larva on finger to show scale, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) second instar larva feeding on Privet leaf, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) second instar larva feeding on Privet leaf, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) first instar larva resting along Privet leaf spine, UK, July, captive

Andy Sands / Deaths Head Hawkmoth caterpillar (Acherontia atropos) on privet, Captive, UK

Alex Hyde / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) on white background. Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) side view, on a white background. Pembrokeshire, UK. July.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Privet hawkmoth {Sphingx ligustri} resting on tree bark, Germany

Paul Hobson / Privet hawkmoth {Sphinx ligustri} captive

PREMAPHOTOS / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) in its normal daytime resting pose on a leaf, UK.

PREMAPHOTOS / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) in a defensive display with wings open when disturbed, UK.

PREMAPHOTOS / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) in a garden, UK

Mark Yates / Caterpillar larva of Privet hawkmoth {Spinx ligustri} UK

Simon Colmer / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) on tree trunk, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) on tree trunk, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx Ligustri) on tree trunk, Sussex, UK

Solvin Zankl / Privet hawkmoth on finger {Sphinx ligustri} Germany - man watching

Adrian Davies / Privet hawkmoth {Sphinx ligustri} UK

Colin Varndell / Privet hawkmoth newly emerged {Sphinx ligustri} UK

Robert Thompson / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) resting on tree trunk, Kent, UK

Robert Thompson / Caterpillar larva of Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) Kent, UK, July

Hans Christoph Kappel / Privet hawkmoth {Sphinx ligustri} Germany

Stephen Dalton / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) resting on stone, Sussex, England. July.

Chris Mattison / Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) caterpillar, Catbrook, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK., August.

Andy Sands / Privet hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri) resting with wings open, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June - Focus Stacked