Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor

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69.016 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor

There are 902 county records of 1374 individuals from 188 different sites. First recorded in 1826.

Individual records comprise of: [1350 Adult] [24 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

May
97

Jun
682

Jul
534

Aug
30

Sep
1

Earliest: 07 May 2011 - Latest: 19 Sep 2015

Historical Abundance

2020
167

2019
147

2018
82

2017
71

2016
66

2015
182

2014
105

2013
63

2012
62

2011
52

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
627 (960)

VC68
275 (414)

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Heath Bedstraw Gallium saxatile
Hedge Bedstraw Gallium mollugo
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Marsh Bedstraw Gallium palustre
Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium

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