{"product_id":"moth-elephant-hawk-moth-deilephila-elpenor","title":"Moth – Elephant Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew British moths match the \u003ci\u003eElephant Hawk Moth\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDeilephila elpenor\u003c\/i\u003e) for sheer colour. Its olive and pink livery looks almost tropical, yet it is widespread across Europe and into temperate Asia, hovering at honeysuckle and valerian on warm summer evenings. The common name comes not from the adult but from the larva, whose swollen thorax and retractable head give it a passing resemblance to an elephant's trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts name comes from the extraordinary shape of its caterpillar, whose long, tapering body and retractable head give the illusion of an elephant’s trunk. Reaching up to eight centimetres in length, the caterpillar darkens from green to brown as it matures and features large false eyespots that inflate when threatened — an effective mimicry of a snake’s face that startles predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adult moth’s large, sensitive eyes allow colour vision at night, and its strong, hovering flight makes it an efficient nocturnal pollinator. Usually single-brooded, the species flies from late May to August, though adults may appear slightly earlier or later in warmer regions. Striking in both form and behaviour, the Elephant Hawk Moth is one of the most recognisable and charismatic insects of the European summer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Axisophy","offers":[{"title":"Large (70 × 50 cm | 28 × 20 in)","offer_id":45864091844769,"sku":"APW-BUG-EHM-L-700x500-AM-COL","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"XLarge (100 × 70 cm | 40 × 28 in)","offer_id":45864091877537,"sku":"APW-BUG-EHM-L-1000x700-AM-COL","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0483\/1546\/5889\/files\/Axisophy-elephant-hawk-moth-print.jpg?v=1762260602","url":"https:\/\/axisophy.com\/products\/moth-elephant-hawk-moth-deilephila-elpenor","provider":"Axisophy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}