Elephant Hawk vs small elephant hawk-moth

Deilephila elpenor compared with Deilephila porcellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Hawk	small elephant hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Sphingidae	Sphingidae
Genus same	Deilephila	Deilephila
Species	Deilephila elpenor	Deilephila porcellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Elephant Hawk and small elephant hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Deilephila.

Conservation Status

Elephant Hawk

LC — Least Concern

small elephant hawk-moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Hawk	small elephant hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).

small elephant hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden