Hole 8 : Elephant Hawk-Moth (Deilephila Elpenor)
Hole 8 : Elephant Hawk-Moth (Deilephila Elpenor)

Short par 3 to a shallow green across the pond. There is a bunker splitting the green in two, demanding the player to have judged this distance to perfection. Many birdies are made here, but there are also many golf balls getting wet, if the shot is not accurate enough.

Hole 8 : Elephant Hawk-Moth
Hole 8 : Elephant Hawk-Moth (Deilephila Elpenor)
Hole 8 : Elephant Hawk-Moth (Deilephila Elpenor)

The beautiful Hawk-Moth can have a wingspan of about 6 cm! Its giant caterpillars feed on plants like hairy willow herb, fireweed and primrose, which are well represented on the golf domain, for example alongside the ditch to the left of the 8th Hole. At dawn and night the Elephant Hawk-Moths fly to forage on honeysuckle and other plants with tubular flowers. They do this like hummingbirds: during flight. A trick to see it is to attract them with UV light.

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