Deilephila elpenor
TaxID: 283834
Basic Information
Deilephila elpenor
elephant hawk-moth, Elephant Hawk, Elephant Hawk-moth
Deilephila elpenor, the elephant hawk moth or large elephant hawk moth, is a moth in the family Sphingidae. Its common name is derived from the caterpillar's resemblance to an elephant's trunk. It is most common in central Europe and is distributed throughout the Palearctic region. It has also been introduced in British Columbia, Canada. Its distinct olive and pink colouring makes it one of the most recognisable moths in its range. However, it is quite easy to confuse the elephant hawk moth with the small elephant hawk moth, a closely related species that also shares the characteristic colours. These moths are nocturnal and therefore feed on flowers that open or produce nectar at nighttime. The elephant hawk moth has very sensitive eyes that allow it to see colour even at low-light, and it was one of the first species in which nocturnal colour vision was documented in animals. The moth is also known for its hovering capability, which it utilises when feeding on nectar from flowers. This behaviour is costly in terms of energy and can help explain why the moth has evolved such enhanced visual capabilities for efficient feeding. The moths also have an important role as pollinators throughout their habitat.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Sphingidae
Deilephila
elpenor
unclassified
Species
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k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Lepidoptera;f__Sphingidae;g__Deilephila;s__Deilephila elpenor
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
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| Brazil | A1 list | 2018 |
| Costa Rica | Absent | — |
| Dominican Republic | Quarantine pests | — |
| Guatemala | Absent | — |
Distribution (51 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
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| Albania | Present | — |
| Andorra | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bulgaria | Present | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Present | — |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| China | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_949752805.1 | Chromosome | 414 | 10013 | 14585 | - |
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ilDeiElpe2.1 |
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Transcriptomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| ERR11242530 | - | - | NOT COLLECTED | 35839240 | - | |
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PRJEB59947 ERX10650734 ERP144993 insect Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing Illumina sequencing of sample accession SAMEA8603383 for study accession PRJEB59947. This is part of an Illumina multiplexed sequencing run (47097_1). This submission includes reads tagged with the sequence GCACTATA. {'gal': 'University of Oxford', 'sex': 'NOT COLLECTED', 'tolid': 'ilDeiElpe2', 'habitat': 'Woodland', 'lifestage': 'adult', 'broker name': 'COPO', 'common name': 'elephant hawk-moth', 'external id': 'SAMEA8603383', 'sample name': '60740797e348670001fb3a1e', 'specimen id': 'Ox000661', 'collected by': 'Douglas Boyes', 'insdc status': 'public', 'project name': 'DTOL', 'submitter id': '60740797e348670001fb3a1e', 'gal_sample_id': 'Ox000661b', 'identified by': 'Douglas Boyes', 'organism part': 'THORAX', 'collection date': '2020-07-20', 'ena-last-update': '2021-04-22T15:07:14Z', 'scientific_name': 'Deilephila elpenor', 'ena-first-public': '2021-04-22T15:07:14Z', 'insdc center name': 'EarlhamInstitute', 'insdc last update': '2021-04-22T15:07:14Z', 'insdc first public': '2021-04-22T15:07:14Z', 'sample derived from': 'SAMEA8603126', 'collecting institution': 'University of Oxford', 'identifier_affiliation': 'University of Oxford', 'geographic location (latitude)': '51.772', 'geographic location (elevation)': '150', 'geographic location (longitude)': '-1.338', 'geographic location (country and/or sea)': 'United Kingdom', 'geographic location (region and locality)': 'Berkshire | Wytham woods'} |
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