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Hummingbird hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

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Field Notes

Description:

The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of moth.

Habitat:

Hummingbird hawk-moths can be easily seen in gardens, parks, meadows, bushes, and woodland edge, where the preferred food plants grow (honeysuckle, red valerian and many others).

Reference Links:

Hummingbird hawk-moth - Wikipedia

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Comments (6)
AshleyT
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Dijana Serhatlic
Yes, Diaz, I see them in spring & summer pretty often. :) Wikipedia says they could be find all over the Old World.

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PublishedJanuary 25, 2017

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