- Object name(s):
- insect: moth; SPHINGIDAE: Deilephila elpenor: elephant hawk-moth; elephant hawk-moth
- Brief description:
- This elephant hawk-moth was collected by CW Holcroft in June 1964. The moth is so called because the caterpillar (vaguely) resembles an elephant’s trunk! This object is on display at RAMM in the Fly on the Wall gallery.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Insect
- Current location:
- On display
- Dimension:
- wing span width 40 mm
- Field collection date:
- 17 June 1964
- Field collection place:
- Bishopsteignton
- Place coordinates:
- -3.54,50.55
- Field collection place:
- Newton Abbot
- Place coordinates:
- -3.54,50.55
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Place coordinates:
- -3.54,50.55
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Place coordinates:
- -3.54,50.55
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.54,50.55
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.54,50.55
- Field collector:
- Mr C W Holcroft (collector)
- Object name:
- insect: moth; SPHINGIDAE: Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758): elephant hawk-moth; elephant hawk-moth
- Object number:
- 53/1976/71
- Reproduction number:
- 53-1976-71.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Arthropods
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/68ae2361-86b9-37d6-96da-19b364900a09
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/68ae2361-86b9-37d6-96da-19b364900a09, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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