The nocturnal European elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor, is a gorgeous creature cloaked in feathery pink and green scales and does all its nectar gathering in the dead of night. A number of ...

Both creatures are endemic to Asia. The elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) is a sphingid whose name was inspired by its caterpillar, which resembles an elephant’s trunk. The Polyphemus moth ...