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Hummingbird hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

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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2 Comments

KellyHultmanWagner
KellyHultmanWagner 9 years ago

Love them, too! Have even gotten them to land on my hand for a short while. :)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Love these! So lucky to have it be still for a bit.

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Jul 27, 2014
Submitted on Oct 2, 2014

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