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.

Andy Sands / Small Elephant Hawkmoth {Deilephila porcellus} on Bleeding Heart flower, captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Elephant hawk moth in flight {Deilephila elepenor} UK.

Robert Thompson / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) resting on Lupin in garden, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. May.

Andy Sands / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) two caterpillars on garden Fuschia showing both colour forms, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July - Focus Stacked

Andy Sands / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar on garden Fuschia showing skin moult between green and brown form, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July - Focus Stacked

Andy Sands / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) adult resting on garden flower, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June - Focus Stacked

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small elephant hawk (Deilephila porcellus) Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small elephant hawk (Deilephila porcellus) Podere Montecucco, Umbria, Italy

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

Robert Thompson / Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) on stem. Captive, larvae collected previous year. Downings, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. May.

Robert Thompson / Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) on stem. Captive, larvae collected previous year. Downings, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. May.

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.

Brian Bevan / Small elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila porcellus) warming up on food plant , UK. Captive.

Brian Bevan / Small elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila porcellus) warming up on food plant , UK. Captive.

Nick Upton / Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) on Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) on Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) on Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Wiltshire, UK, May.

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.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) close up of head showing proboscis. Note the pollen grains attached to its hairs. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August. Focus Stacked.

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.

Lorraine Bennery / Smal elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) on rattle (Rhinanthe sp.), Corbieres, France, May.

Lorraine Bennery / Caterpillar larva of Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on Grass of parnassus (Parnassia palustris) with hoverfly visiting flower, Regional Vosges Balloons Regional Park, France, August.

Paul D Stewart / Historical illustration of Large elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) and Small elephant hawk moths (Deilephila porcellus) Plate VII in the first edition of the Aurelian by Moses Harris, 1766.

Alex Hyde / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) resting on foodplant of caterpillar, Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium angustifolium). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Bernard Castelein / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium, August.

David Kjaer / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on bark, Wiltshire, UK, July.

David Kjaer / Elephant hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on stone, Wiltshire, UK, July.

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

Ann & Steve Toon / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) museum specimens showing variations in size and colouration, Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoths (Deilephila elpenor) caught in moth light trap. Devon, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor), Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Oxfordshire, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) on white background in a mobile field studio. Devon, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Oxfordshire, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Oxfordshire, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) Oxfordshire, UK. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) feeding on bedstraw (Galium) species. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar, feeding on Fireweed, South Karelia, southern Finland, August.

Ernie Janes / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) on Lupin flowers, England, UK, June.