Privet Hawkmoth
Larva
ML-03
Found in my garden in Kerava, Finland, on Syringa Ungaris, August 2003
Privet Hawkmoth
Larva
ML-03
Found in my garden in Kerava, Finland, on Syringa Ungaris, August 2003
Even though the Privet Hawkmoth is a fairly rare and scarce species throughout its range in southern Finland, the larvae, which feed on Spiraea and Syringa, are often conspicuously more numerous. The pupa overwinters.
Velvia, Minolta 800Si + HS5400, Sigma EX 180 f/3.5 APO macro, tripod
