The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its...
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Sphingidae (redirect from Hawk-moth)
French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1802. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they...
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Hemaris (redirect from Hummingbird moth)
honeysuckle families. Moths in genus Hemaris are known collectively as clearwing moths or hummingbird moths in the US and Canada and bee hawk-moths in Britain....
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hummingbird moth has flying and feeding characteristics similar to those of a hummingbird. Hummingbirds may be mistaken for hummingbird hawk-moths, which are...
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Hemaris diffinis (category Moths of North America)
should not be confused with the hummingbird hawk-moth of Europe. It is about 32–51 millimetres (1.25–2 in). The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments...
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Hover (behaviour) (section Hummingbirds)
their forelegs as they hover. Hummingbird clearwing Hummingbird hawk-moth Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth Some clearwing moths (family Sesiidae) also hover...
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flowers are favoured by some Lepidoptera species, including the Hummingbird hawk moth. Petunias can tolerate relatively harsh conditions and hot climates...
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or fold them closely over their bodies. Some day-flying moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth, are exceptions to these rules. Butterfly larvae, caterpillars...
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In Europe plant has been reported to cause deaths of eurasian hummingbird hawk-moth as they get stuck into the flower while foraging. The green plant...
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Macroglossum trochilus (redirect from African hummingbird hawk-moth)
Macroglossum trochilus, the African hummingbird hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823...
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Lepidoptera (redirect from Butterflies and Moths)
the more important moth pollinator groups are the hawk moths of the family Sphingidae. Their behavior is similar to hummingbirds, i.e., using rapid wing...
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by butterflies as well as hummingbirds, and many gardeners add zinnias specifically to attract them. Hummingbird hawk-moth Aglais io Vanessa cardui Vanessa...
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the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including dot moth, Gazoryctra wielgusi, hummingbird hawk-moth and Schinia indiana (which feeds exclusively on P....
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food plants for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hummingbird hawk moth.[citation needed] Rubia cordifolia was the source of an economically...
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are a good source of energy-rich nectar. Night-flying moths such as the hummingbird hawk-moth can detect the scent of honeysuckle flowers up to a quarter...
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butterflies. Their leaves serve as food for the caterpillar of the hummingbird hawk-moth. Conversely, the sticky sepals sometimes catch animals up to the...
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the 2019 novel The Hummingbird Project, a 2018 film Macroglossum stellatarum, the hummingbird Hawk-moth Idol Defense Force Hummingbird, a 1993 four-episode...
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attracting Lepidoptera such as the Hummingbird hawk-moth, Chocolate albatross, or the Pipevine swallowtail, and also hummingbirds, especially V. officinalis,...
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500 to 2,700 m (4,900 to 8,900 ft). Its main pollinator is the hummingbird hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum. Flowers Group "Primula halleri J.F.Gmel"...
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Araujia sericifera (redirect from Moth catcher)
insects can die in the flower if the captivity lasts too long. The hummingbird hawk-moth, monarch butterfly, and some bees are often victims of this plant...
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food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the hummingbird hawk moth. It has been used since ancient times as a vegetable red dye for...
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Macroglossum stellatarum, hummingbird hawk-moth — common migrant, resident in south-west Proserpinus proserpina, willowherb hawk-moth — south and east (may...
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attract a range of insects including: the six-spotted burnet moth, hummingbird hawk-moth and a number of butterflies including chalkhill blues. A small...
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fish do not fly, but are very good at gliding flight. Hummingbird, dragonfly and hummingbird hawk-moth can hover and fly backwards. Neuroglobins are found...
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pollinators are the small elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus), hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), silver Y (Autographa gamma), burnished...
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The Macroglossinae are a subfamily of Sphingidae moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily is divided into three tribes: Dilophonotini, Macroglossini...
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Cleopatra butterfly, European praying mantis, cicada, glow-worm, hummingbird hawk-moth, Italian stinkbug, firebug, field cricket, European hornet, cuckoo...
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A hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on nectar...
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The high-speed wing action of a hummingbird hawk-moth is frozen by flash. The flash has given the foreground more illumination than the background. See...
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including short-toed eagle. The park also supports a population of hummingbird hawk moths. View from the main terrace of the park. Entrance to the Park. Doric...
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