Large Elephant Hawk Moth - Mittlerer Weinschwärmer

            Deilephila elpenor is a moth of the family Sphingidae and has a wingspan of 45 - 60 mm. The caterpillars have a length of about 80 mm. They are green when they are young and turn brown as they grow up. When they feel threatened they imitate the the movements and pose of snakes to scare enemies. The soecies occurs throughout Europe and temperate Asia. The flight period of the moth lasts from mid-May through June, caterpillars can be found from July to August.
   

Taken in: Germany / Rheinland-Pfalz / Südwestpfalz / Lemberg (show map)

Taken on: August 20, 2010

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Arthropoda

Lepidoptera

Deilephila

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ18, f/4.2, 1/125 sec, 82.8mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Aperture:	f/4.2
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	82.8mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Light Source:	Flash
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.0
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