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Forewing Length: 21-25mm;
Wingspan: 40-45mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| ? | June - September | (Winter) | May - July (Earliest: 27.5) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Heath and Moorland |
Wet Meadows | |
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Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Several Galium |
Epilobium angustifolium |
Epilobium hirsutum |
Lonicera periclymenum |
| Parasitoids: |
Several Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Oswaldia spectabilis Larva |
Phryxe vulgaris Larva | |
| Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Several Tachinidae Larvae |
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium:
Deilephila porcellus
Deilephila porcellus
Nature Spot:
Small Elephant Hawk-moth - Deilephila porcellus
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology:
Deilephila porcellus
Lepiforum:
Deilephila porcellus
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Deilephila porcellus
Pictures © 2003 J.K. Lindsey, 2014 R. Thunus
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