Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: This hawk's Suffolk headquarters are, or were before their recent contamination, the broad marshes of the Gipping valley; here Baylis found many larvae at Ipswich, Crewe 'once took about thirty on a small patch of Galium palustre' at Stowmarket (Nat. 1857), and it was quite abundant on that plant at Bramford in 1894 (Mly) and mid-August 1917 (Vinter).
Recent Suffolk Status: A widespread and sometimes abundant species in the county. One of Suffolk's commonest hawk moth species.
Life history: Single brooded in the summer.
Identification: Similar to Small Elephant hawk, but larger with greenish markings.
Habitats: Wasteland, Gardens, Woodland, Heathland, grassland, woodland rides, scrub, wetlands.Recorded in 56 (97%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1894.
Last Recorded in 2025.
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