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Hummingbird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

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Field Notes

Description:

Hummingbird hawk-moth foraging on wooly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum).

Habitat:

Mountain meadow on the edge of deciduous woodland.

Reference Links:

Humming-bird Hawk-moth - Macroglossum stellatarum - Overview, Hummingbird hawk-moth - Wikipedia

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Comments (8)
triggsturner
Fantastic work Kostas. You only need one great image, even if you have taken hundreds, to make it all worth while.
KostasZontanos
Thank you Daniele! I think that the photos I've been able to capture are only a small subset of the photos I tried unsuccessfully to capture. And these instances are a small subset of the instances I didn't get to take a picture or even I didn't notice the existence of an animal or a plant.
DanielePralong
Great action shots Kostas! They are so hard to catch!

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PublishedSeptember 7, 2017

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