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Hummingbird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Notes:

Esfinge-beija-flor

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Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Macroglossum stellatarum Macroglossum stellatarum


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23 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

Very Nice!

Carol Snow Milne
Carol Snow Milne 10 years ago

Beautiful! Congratulations!

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 10 years ago

Congratulations !

Congratulation on the SOTD!! lovely Hummingbird Moth, great picture also. Thank you for sharing.
Been in love with them, Hummingbird Moth, since one came to my garden some 7 years ago. Thank you again.

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago

Thanks everyone for you kind comments.
This is very surprising to me, I'd never expect to see so many people enchanted by this unique moth.

Pedro you are famous :-) great work,congrats on the SOTD,thanks for sharing

DonnaBollenbach
DonnaBollenbach 10 years ago

Great stop-action. Congratulations!

AliceGreenup
AliceGreenup 10 years ago

Beautiful! congratulations!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Amazing shots! Congrats!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Congratulations Pedro. Awesome spotting

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 10 years ago

Great shot..congrtl's ..:)

GinaBretos
GinaBretos 10 years ago

great shot!!!

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

Awesome spotting! Congratulations PedroNicolau!

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

Impressive spotting, Pedro! Congratulations!!

JeannePickles
JeannePickles 10 years ago

I saw 1 last year for the first time! Awesome little things...I will try to capture a pic this year :)

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

Congratulations !

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Congrats Pedro on your Spotting of the day!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Welcome to the community Pedro, and congratulations, you have just earned your first spotting of the day!

The Hummingbird hawk-moth is named for its ability to hover, accompanied by an audible humming noise, which makes it appear remarkably like a hummingbird.

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Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 10 years ago

Amazing shots Pedro!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 10 years ago

Lovely shots!

Very cool find Pedro,feeding in a lantana,perfect,congrats and thanks for sharing

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 10 years ago

Curious spot! @_@

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Stunning pictures !!!

PedroNicolau
Spotted by
PedroNicolau

Centro, Portugal

Spotted on Jul 19, 2011
Submitted on Apr 26, 2013

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