Insects Elephant Hawk Moth

[Uncle Kevriano]

I put the moth trap out for the first time in ages last night (we really haven't had suitable conditions) and I was very pleased to see this fabulous Elephant Hawk Moth this morning. Amazing colours and markings, there is no other moth like it.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/20
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 250

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/20
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 250

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/22
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 250

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/22
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 250

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/22
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 250

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

wow, truly unique!

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

That's some special sh!t! I want to meet the person who came up with that name!

Great capture by the way Kev!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

That's some special sh!t! I want to meet the person who came up with that name!

Great capture by the way Kev!

Cheers. I think the name comes from what the caterpillar looks like, but it's still not anything like a heffalump, maybe the trunk I guess. I've certainly never seen a pink and green elephant

 

[MeowZzz]

Cheers. I think the name comes from what the caterpillar looks like, but it's still not anything like a heffalump, maybe the trunk I guess. I've certainly never seen a pink and green elephant

Not from its size, like as in enlargement, e.g. elephantitis?

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

This is the caterpillar. The name is derived from it looking like an elephant trunk.

 

[MeowZzz]

Wow, it does doesn't it - as an aside I just looked up this moth she took last year (?) and apparently it is a Luna moth, have you seen one of those, are they even in the UK?

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Wow, it does doesn't it - as an aside I just looked up this moth she took last year (?) and apparently it is a Luna moth, have you seen one of those, are they even in the UK?

No we don't get them here. We have several Hawk Moths, all of which are amazing to be honest, but the Lime Hawk especially so. We also get Atlas Moths, though only if you have a pheromone trap. They are stunning.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I've certainly never seen a pink and green elephant

Keep your eyes peeled, they're out there! I heard that big foot rides one down to the river to throw bread crumbs to the loch ness monster... ️