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Hummingbird Hawk
Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) The hummingbird hawk moth is hairy with a dark, white-spotted abdomen, mousey-grey forewings and golden-orange hindwings. It is so named as it can be easily mistaken for a hummingbird as it hovers, probing flowers for nectar with its long proboscis. In fact, it is smaller than any hummingbird. They fly during the day and can be seen throughout lowland Britain in the summer. Hummingbird hawk moths cannot survive the British winter, so migrate to and from southern Europe in autumn and spring. Although I have seen this moth before in County Durham, I took this on Jersey, the moth could be heard before it could be seen. Although it does hover it was still tricky focusing on it as it constantly moved from flower to flower. Canon 30D Vivitar 100mm macro lens. |