69.003 Poplar Hawk-moth Copyright Martin Evans
69.003 Poplar Hawk-moth Copyright Martin Evans
69.003 Poplar Hawk-moth larva 22mm Copyright Martin Evans
69.003 Poplar Hawk-moth larva 43mm Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 69.003 Poplar Hawk-moth Copyright Martin Evans

Sphingidae

69.003 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 30 to 46mm

Habitats: Marshes, fens, heathland, lowland moorland, woodland, parkland and gardens.

Habits: The female comes to light in the evening, the male usually after midnight.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on White Poplar, Black Poplar, Lombardy Poplar, Aspen, Grey Willow, Goat willow and other sallows and willows. It pupates under the soil near the base of the tree on which it was feeding.