Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) Caterpillar (green)

Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) Caterpillar (green)

Description

Title:
Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) Caterpillar (green)
Caption / Description:

The Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillars come in both green and brown variants.

The Elephant Hawk-moth gets its name due to the way the caterpillar's head normally sticks out from its large body, like an elephant's trunk.

When threatened, the Elephant Hawk-moth will retract its head into its body, and assume a posture that makes it look somewhat like a snake.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Animalia
  • Animals
  • Arthropoda
  • Arthropods
  • Insecta
  • Insects
  • Lepidoptera
  • Sphingidae
  • Hawk moths
  • Sphinx moths
  • Hornworms
  • Caterpillar
  • Larva
  • Macro
  • Green
  • Close-up
  • Deilephila
  • Elephant Hawk-moth
  • Moth

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_MG_0936.CR2
Event:
Rating:
☆☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
4272px x 2848px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
Yes
Copyright Notice:
© 2008 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1⁄200 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
65mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
On, Fired
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Auto
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon MP-E 65mm F2.8 1-5x Macro
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing: