4.3K views · 184 reactions | This amazing, sped up clip shows the wings expanding on a freshly emerged Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos)!  Thanks to James O'Neill for the footage. | Butterfly Conservation | Facebook

Did you know? The Deaths-head Hawk-moth can emit a squeak or 'scream' when alarmed, made by expelling air through its proboscis (tongue), which has a structure that vibrates like the reed of a wind instrument. butrfli.es/Deaths-headHawk-moth Check out this short clip by Simon T (via Youtube) | Butterfly Conservation

10K views · 659 reactions | Have you ever seen a Death's-Head Hawk-moth caterpillar? #MothsMatter The Death’s-head Hawk-moth is the bad boy of the moth world. Strikingly large and rather rare in the UK; only a handful make it over from the Continent each autumn. https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/meet-the-deaths-head-hawk-moth | Butterfly Conservation | Facebook

2.3K views · 137 reactions | Looking like an Elephant's trunk, Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillars are large with eye-spots to deter predators. Feeding on Rosebay Willowherb and fuchsias, they are usually seen searching for a place to pupate.BBC Springwatch #MothsMatter https://butrfli.es/Elephant_Hawk © Hugo Nissen | Butterfly Conservation | Facebook

How's this for a hungry caterpillar? 🐛 The caterpillars of the Death's-head Hawk-moth are very large; in a good immigration year it can be seen in potato fields, pupating underground from August to October. You can learn more about them here - http://butrfli.es/DeathsMoth | Butterfly Conservation