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Poplar Hawk-moth

Laothoe populi

Moderate Photographed

3 photos · first photographed 2025-06-01

Distribution

Range

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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)

Quick facts

Group: Insects
Family: Sphingidae
Size: 70–100 mm (wingspan)
Diet: Herbivore
Lifespan: 1 yrs
Habitat: Riverside woodland, Parks, Gardens

About

The poplar hawkmoth is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East and is one of the most common members of the family in the region.

Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.

My photos

2025-06-01 105mmf/11.01/250ISO 2000 NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR Sdarktable 5.0.1Poplar Hawk-mothCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)Lukas Nagelanimal, animalPhotography, closeup, garden, gardenPhotography, moth, nature, naturePhotography, outdoors, photo, photography, wildlife, wildlifePhotography

A closeup of a moth sitting on a wooden post. The moth looks really big.

2025-06-01 105mmf/11.01/200ISO 800 NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR Sdarktable 5.0.1Poplar Hawk-mothCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)Lukas Nagelanimal, closeup, garden, gardenPhotography, insect, macro, macroPhotography, moth, nature, naturePhotography, outdoors, photo, photography, wildlife, wildlifePhotography

2025-06-01 105mmf/11.01/200ISO 800 NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR Sdarktable 5.0.1Poplar Hawk-mothCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)Lukas Nagelanimal, animalPhotography, closeup, garden, gardenPhotography, moth, nature, naturePhotography, outdoors, photo, photography, wildlife, wildlifePhotography