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Hummingbird hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

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Field Notes

Description:

Moth resembling a hummingbird, hovers, long proboscis, species of Sphingidae

Habitat:

Butterfly bush in the yard of my Central Massachusetts' home

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Comments (2)
KellyHultmanWagner
Love them, too! Have even gotten them to land on my hand for a short while. :)
Dan Doucette
Love these! So lucky to have it be still for a bit.

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PublishedOctober 2, 2014

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