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Elephant Hawk Moth
Elephant Hawk Moth in Petit Planet: habitat, time, weather and recorded one-, two- and three-star selling prices. Checked against the community wiki.
At a glance
Its vivid red is made for the night.
Where and when to find it
- Habitat
- Tree Trunk
- Distribution
- All Regions
- Time
- Nighttime
- Weather
- Any Weather
- Season
- Year-Round
- Type
- Moth
- Minimum size
- 6
- Maximum size
- 9.6
Selling prices
- ★ catch
- 33 Dough
- ★★ catch
- 36 Dough
- ★★★ catch
- 43 Dough
Catalog sorting uses the one-star price. A blank source value is shown as not recorded, rather than estimated.
Omnipedia
- Scientific name
- Deilephila elpenor
- Region
- Cave Zone
The Deilephila elpenor is commonly known as the elephant hawk moth. The word "elephant" might seem unrelated to its vibrant appearance at first glance, but it's because "elephant" is actually associated with its larval form. While feeding, the larva stretches its body forward like an elephant's trunk instead of moving their entire body forward. Some theories suggest this unique motion is a way to conserve energy - Colloquially known as being "lazy."
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Sources & version
Adapted from The Petit Planet Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Checked 2026-10-20. Source revision 29851 (2026-09-27). These are beta records; values can change. Unrecorded values remain unknown.