Death's Head (A. atropos) - ELG stock. Yellow/green form of larva reared on privet (ligustrum)
Large Elephant Hawkmoth (D. elpenor) - wild stock, Nottingham.I obtained this larva feeding on a clump loosetrife growing in my garden.
Small Elephant Hawk (D. porcellus) - ELG stock.
Small Elephant Hawk (D. porcellus) - ELG stock. I produced very large, healthy larva feeding on cultivated ladies bedstraw. The larva seemed to favour the yellow flowers to the leaves.
Convolvulus Hawk (A. convolvuli) - ELG stock. Final instar larva (ELG stock), reared on bindweed
Convolvulus Hawk (A. convolvuli). Pupa showing 'jug handle' proboscis sheath
Spurge Hawk (H. euphorbiae) larva.- ELG stock. I reared these on potted wood spurge in a greenhouse
Pine Hawk (S. pinastri) - ELG stock.
Hummingbird Hawk (M. stellatarum). Pupa - Ex-cornish ELG stock.
Lime Hawk (M. tiliae). Adult female from the Notts stock that I rear every year.
Lime Hawk (M. tiliae). Larvae on lime. I find that cherry is an excellent foodplant and ideal for sleeving.
S. kindermanni - ELG stock. Similar to S. ocellatus. Larva more slender and less rugose. I reared this ex Chinese stock in the greenhouse on potted poplar.
Eyed Hawk (S. ocellatus). Final instar larva - Notts stock. A species I rear every year on sleeved Bramley apple trees.