Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth. Large, night flying moth. Caterpillars feed on Poplar, Populus, but more likely Willow, Salix, in Redmire. Rests in a characyeristic manner with tip of abdomen curved upwards.


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Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth
Adult
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Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth
Abdomen curved
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Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth
Adult
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Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth
Adult

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth. Adult. Redmire Quarry. July.


Slide 2: Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth. Adult. Abdomen curved upwards. Redmire Quarry. July.


Slide 3: Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth. Adult. Redmire Quarry. July.


Slide 4: Laothoe populi, Poplar Hawk-moth. Adult. Redmire Quarry. July.