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Elephant Hawk-moth

Deilephila elpenor

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Field Notes

Description:

We found this deceased hawkmoth in at our house in Tuscany. It looks like it may be a hummingbird hawkmoth, but doesn't fit the typical image of Macroglossum stellatarum.

Habitat:

Urban garden along highly developed and impacted riparian wetland.

Species ID Suggestions

Elephant Hawk-moth

Deilephila elpenor

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