Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar (Deilephila elpenor) feeding on invasive Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) in South Wales

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Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar (Deilephila elpenor) feeding on invasive Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) in the Alun Valley, South Wales, UK

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Size: 2327px × 3476px
Location: Alun Valley, South Wales, UK
Photo credit: © H Lansdown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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