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Taubenschwänzchen or Hummingbird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Description:

Very small... Has two antenna like feelers on head, looks almost like a large moth. I have never seen a humming bird up close so I'm assuming this is a type of humming bird.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Taubenschwänzchen or Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Macroglossum stellatarum Taubenschwänzchen – Wikipedia


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2 Comments

SonntagJanet
SonntagJanet 11 years ago

Thank you so much! I have never seen anything like this...now I joined a butterfly/moth conservation!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Likely you need to look up Hawksmoth, It acts like a Hummingbird.

SonntagJanet
Spotted by
SonntagJanet

Bayern, Germany

Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jun 25, 2012

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