Proserpinus proserpina (Pallas 1772)

Description: Proserpinus proserpina English: The Willowherb Hawkmoth, Lodz (Poland) Polski: Postojak wiesiołkowiec, Łódź (Polska). Date: 13 June 2017. Source: Own work. Author: Jerzy Strzelecki.

Description: English: Willowherb Hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina), near Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Deutsch: Nachtkerzenschwärmer (Proserpinus proserpina). Date: 15 May 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Lucarelli.

Description: English: Willowherb Hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina), near Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Deutsch: Nachtkerzenschwärmer (Proserpinus proserpina). Date: 15 May 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Lucarelli. Camera location43° 33′ 49.41″ N, 10° 21′ 58.63″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 43.563725; 10.366287.

Description: Français : Proserpinus proserpina, vue de dessus. Date: 17 April 2020, 12:06:38. Source: Own work. Author: Dzrtb35355.

Description: Proserpinus proserpinaEnglish: The Willowherb Hawkmoth, Lodz (Poland)Polski: Postojak wiesiołkowiec, Łódź (Polska). Date: 13 June 2017. Source: Own work. Author: Jerzy Strzelecki.

Description: Proserpinus proserpina English: Caterpillar of Willowherb Hawkmoth. Deutsch: Raupe eines Nachtkerzenschwärmers. Date: created and published 2006-07-22. Source: Own work. Author: Philipp M. Moore. Permission (Reusing this file): GFDL and Creative Commons CC-BY 2.5. Camera location 48° 02′ 52.08″ N, 8° 17′ 34.38″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 48.047799; 8.292883.

Description: Proserpinus proserpina English: The Willowherb Hawkmoth, Lodz (Poland) Polski: Postojak wiesiołkowiec, Łódź (Polska). Date: 13 June 2017. Source: Own work. Author: Jerzy Strzelecki.

Description: Proserpinus proserpina English: The Willowherb Hawkmoth, Lodz (Poland) Polski: Postojak wiesiołkowiec, Łódź (Polska). Date: 13 June 2017. Source: Own work. Author: Jerzy Strzelecki.

Description: Français : Proserpinus proserpina, vue de dessous. Date: 17 April 2020, 12:08:19. Source: Own work. Author: Dzrtb35355.

Description: Deutsch: Nachtkerzenschwärmer - Proserpinus proserpina, Raupe. Aufgenommen an der Mulde in Eilenburg, Sachsen, Deutschland. Date: 11 July 2015. Source: Own work. Author: Andreas Eichler. Other versions: . Camera location 51° 27′ 59.17″ N, 12° 38′ 21.36″ E : View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth: 51.466435; 12.639268.

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The larva lives in "disturbed environments" like periodically flodding rivers. The larva lives oligophag on various species of Oenothera (suncups, Nachtkerzen) and Epilobium (willowherbs, Weidenrschen). Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota GEGENBAUR, 1878 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 (Neuflgler)Order: Lepidoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (butterflies and moths, Schmetterlinge)Suborder: Glossata HEPPNER, 1998Infraorder: Heteroneura Superfamily: Bombycoidea LATREILLE, 1802Family: Sphingidae LATREILLE, 1802 (hawk moths, Schwrmer)Subfamily: Macroglossinae HARRIS, 1839Tribus: Macroglossini HARRIS, 1839Subtribus: Macroglossina HARRIS, 1839Genus: Proserpinus HBNER, 1819Proserpinus proserpina PALLAS, 1772 (Willowherb Hawk-moth, Nachtkerzen-Schwrmer oder Kleiner Oleanderschwrmer)[det. Bernhard Jacobi, 2013, based on photos]some more info (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachtkerzenschw%C3%A4rmermore info (German): www.naturschutzinformationen-nrw.de/artenschutz/de/arten/...Germany, Lower Saxonia: Fischbeck (Weser), ca. 60m asl., 13.07.2013IMG 1651_

Puech du Taur, Midi-Pyrnes, France