Elephant Hawk Moth
Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
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Taxonomy Notes: None.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: May 15, 2023
Submitted by: SBater
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 16, 2023
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Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: Idalgit
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 19, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: dcowper
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 17, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2015
Submitted by: sandycooke
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 29, 2022
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Observation date: May 26, 2020
Submitted by: tlbarret
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 28, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2019
Submitted by: Catbird
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 23, 2019
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: Sher1
Region: Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 27, 2019
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2018
Submitted by: lbhaak089
Region: Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 24, 2018
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2018
Submitted by: ButterflyandMot...
Region: Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 16, 2018
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2017
Submitted by: Rotalia
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 15, 2017
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Observation date: Jul 08, 2016
Submitted by: Hgrant
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 12, 2016
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2013
Submitted by: PantherPaws
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 13, 2013
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2013
Submitted by: SBAngel
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 13, 2013