Poplar Hawk-moth, Laothoe populi Sphingidae     Smerinthinae

ABH 69.003
B&F 1981   *   Laothoe populi   *   Poplar Hawk-moth


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 65-90mm

Flight time: May-August
Habitat: Found where larval foodplants occur

Larvae feed on leaves of poplars, sallows and willows



Poplar Hawk-moth, Laothoe populi


Poplar Hawk-moth, Laothoe populi


Poplar Hawk-moth, Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk-moth, Laothoe populi
Parkstone, Dorset. June 2013. Larva and pupa: August 2015

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