Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Elephant Hawk-moth)

Interactions where Deilephila elpenor is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult pollinates or fertilises flower Major Platanthera bifolia Lesser Butterfly-orchid Asparagales: Orchidaceae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Deilephila elpenor/Deilephila elpenorelephant hawk-mothadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Platanthera bifolia/Platanthera bifolialesser butterfly-orchidflowerMajor
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Impatiens balsams Ericales: Balsaminaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Deilephila elpenor/Deilephila elpenorelephant hawk-mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens/Impatiensbalsamsliveleaf
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Fuchsia fuschias Myrtales: Onagraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Deilephila elpenor/Deilephila elpenorelephant hawk-mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Fuchsia/Fuchsiafuschiasliveleaf

Interactions where Deilephila elpenor is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Compsilura concinnata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Compsilura concinnata/Compsilura concinnataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Deilephila elpenor/Deilephila elpenorelephant hawk-mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Major Drino lota a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Drino lota/Drino lotaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sphingidae/Deilephila elpenor/Deilephila elpenorelephant hawk-mothlarvaMajor larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd

Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDeilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth)
TribeMacroglossini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyMACROGLOSSINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilySPHINGIDAE (hawk or sphinx moths, hawk-moth)
SuperfamilyBOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth)

Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 76 images of Deilephila elpenor (Elephant Hawk-moth)
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