---
title: "Nastrosz topolowiec"
description: "Laothoe populi — Owady i pająki. The poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) is a moth of the family Sphingidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/poplar-hawkmoth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Nastrosz topolowiec

> Laothoe populi — Owady i pająki. The poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

- Scientific name: *Laothoe populi*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 16390
- Wikidata: [Q782434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q782434)
- iNaturalist taxon: [62331](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62331)

## Names

- en: Poplar Hawkmoth
- de: Pappelschwärmer
- es: Esfinge del Álamo
- fr: Sphinx du peuplier
- nl: Populierenpijlstaart
- pl: Nastrosz topolowiec

## Countries with the most observations

GB (5514), FR (1201), DE (1198), ES (836), RU (792), AT (770), IT (680), DK (607), PL (410), BE (343), SE (301), CZ (294)

## Summary

The poplar hawkmoth (Laothoe populi) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East and is one of the most common members of the family in the region. It is distinctive due to its habit of resting with its hindwings held further forward than (but still half hidden by) the forewings. 
Adults may be seen from May to September, and do not feed, not having a functional proboscis, and can vary in colour from grey to yellow. The larva is green, feeds on poplar and some other tree…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poplar_hawkmoth

## Photo

![Nastrosz topolowiec](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/poplar-hawkmoth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80008288

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/poplar-hawkmoth?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).