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Humming bird moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Description:

Brown with orange stripes on its end and tufts that look like feathers

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta Macroglossum pyrrhosticta


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1 Comment

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Macroglossum stellatarum is an European species. The one found on Hawaii is an introduced species, Macroglossum pyrrhosticta.

Miah
Spotted by
Miah

Kailua, Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Jan 31, 2014
Submitted on Feb 2, 2014

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