Sunday, 28 April 2024

What's In a Critter's Name? 22. Elephant hawk-moth

The pink Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) imago (adult), looks nothing like a pachyderm. Its larva, however, was thought to resemble an elephant's trunk.

No comments:

Tracing the 'Anthropocene' in the Fossil Record?

  Currently, humans have, by far, the biggest impact on the planet and the Earth's biota. In recognition of this, some folk have suggest...