Elephant Hawk-moth

OverviewThe Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) is one of the most breathtakingly colorful, visually spectacular, and biologically extraordinary insects in the temperate Eurasian fauna. Belonging to the family Sphingidae, this large, nocturnal sphinx moth appears...

Spicebush Swallowtail

OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Spicebush SwallowtailScientific Name: Papilio troilusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: InsectsSize: 75 to 100 mm (3.0 to 3.9 in) wingspan; caterpillars grow up to 45 mm (1.8 in) longWeight: Adult butterfly biomass 0.35 to 0.75 g...