Hello and welcome to my Wikipedia profile page. I have been using Wikipedia for a few months now, mostly for research for my degree.
I have however just uploaded my first picture, from a recent trip to
Canada. I think it is quite a good photo and fits well with the pictures already on the
Lake Louise, Alberta page.
Laothoe populi, the poplar hawk-moth, is a
moth of the family
Sphingidae. The species is found throughout the
Palearctic realm and the
Near East, and is one of the most common members of the family in the region. The
larvae are pale green on first hatching, at which point they are known as hornworms, later developing yellow diagonal stripes on its sides, and pink spiracles. This photograph, taken in
Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, France, shows a L. populi larva in the late
instar stage.Photograph credit:
Charles J. Sharp