Family: Sphingidae       Sub-family: Smerinthinae 1981     *     Poplar Hawk-moth     *     Laothoe populi Widespread, common Wingspan: 65-90mm. Adults do not feed Flight time: May-August Habitat: Found where larval foodplants occur Larvae feed on poplars, sallows and willows. Similar: Eyed Hawk-moth

Poplar Hawk-moth, Laothoe populi
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2010