The white-lined sphinx moth ( Hyles lineata) is a North American sphingid sometimes mistaken for a hummingbird as it hovers ...

It is the larva of the elephant hawkmoth which earned the species its name. This bizarre looking larva has a snout which it can extend so that it looks something like an elephant’s trunk.

Elephant hawk-moth larvae resemble elephant trunks. The caterpillars are typically dark brown with large eye spots, but they may also be found in green coloration.

The larvae eat plants that are common in gardens, such as willowherb, garden fuchia and bedstraw, so they are quite often seen in urban areas. They are nocturnal, but can sometimes be seen basking ...

Slightly concerned that a small dragon might emerge, I’ve done a bit of homework and discovered it’s the larvae of the splendidly named Elephant Hawk-moth.

I went to my reference books for the answer and it didn't take long to discover that it was the larval stage of the elephant hawk moth. On the internet, I found beautiful images of it.

The bizarre looking creature found by an Eastern Daily Press reader has been identified as an elephant hawk moth caterpillar.

Roger, who has been moth trapping most evenings during 30 Days Wild, as he did last year during the Nottinghamshire Wildlife event, says, take the bright pink Elephant Hawk Moth, for instance, or ...

A BIZARRE caterpillar with the head of a mouse has been captured on camera. The eye-opening sight has quickly notched up over 317,000 views on YouTube after footage of the weird larva went viral. A… ...

Readers' nature queries: Eanna Ní Lamhna on Ichneumon wasps, the currant clearwing moth, common hawker dragonfly and the elephant hawkmoth ...

An Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar Credit: David Jefferies Stephen Gravestock found two of the beautiful specimens in Farnborough in Hampshire.