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This is a Hummingbird hawk-moth in Switzerland

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding nectar.

The moth looks like a cross between a bumble bee and humming bird.

Hummingbird hawk moth ( Macroglossum stellatarum ) which is a common daytime flying insect seen feeding while hovering at a red salvia flower plant, stock photo image

Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is eating nectar from red valerian flower with vibrant pink color flowers like a hummingbird. The Moro Sphinx or Sphinx Hummingbird is an insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera. It is a small Sphingidae. The Moro sphinx has a very long proboscis for foraging flowers hovering at how hummingbirds. It usually gathers nectar from flowers that other insects can not reach. Photography in selective focus of the insect flying during pollination process on red valerian flower plant in nature, during summer, spring season.

Photograph of the hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) busy feeding and pollinating flowers in mid-June. Photograph taken in southern Manitoba.

Hummingbird moth feeding on a butterfly bush blossom

The broad-bordered bee hawkmoth in full flight to extract the nectar from the flower of the butterfly bush

$Sphinx pinastri, the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nThe larvae feed on Scots pine, Swiss pine, Siberian pine and Norway spruce. \nDescription:\nThe wings of Sphinx pinastri are grey with black dashes. The wingspan is 70–89 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. \nThe back of the thorax is grey with two dark bands around both sides. \nLife cycle:\nThe females lay their eggs in groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

Hummingbird clearwing moth feeding on butterfly bush

Hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) hovering at butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii), with the focus on its spiraled, pollen-covered proboscis. Taken in a Connecticut flower garden, summer.

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) fast flying butterfly feeding on purple flowers in summer month of july

Spoladea recurvalis, the beet webworm moth or Hawaiian beet webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.

hummingbird hawk-moth hovering over a flower (Macroglossum stellatarum)

Night moth - sphinx moth, feeds on flower nectar. Photographed during the night

$The poplar grey (Acronicta megacephala) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.\nBiology:\nThis moth flies at night from May to August and is attracted to light and sugar. \nThe hairy larva is grey with black and red markings and a white patch towards the rear. It feeds on poplars and willows and sometimes on grey alder. The species overwinters as a pupa (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth fluttering over a milkweed plant and drinking nectar with a blur background in its environment and habitat surrounding.

Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is eating nectar from pink valerian flower like a hummingbird.

a pretty photo of a moro-sphinx butterfly in full foraging

The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is often mistaken for a hummingbird due to its similar hovering behavior and rapid wing movement. Found in Europe, Asia, and Africa, it's a master of mimicking its avian counterpart.

1:1 macro shot of a bumble-bee flying around the flower.

Hummingbird hawk-moth - Macroglossum stellatarum - sucks nectar with its proboscis from a blossom of the common sage - Salvia officinalis

Hummingbird clearwing moth at purple vervain, extending its proboscis into a blossom. Taken in a Connecticut garden, summer.

The female Saturnia pavoniella, a southern cousin of the Emperor moth on a dry twig

$The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution. \nLife cycle:\nTwo or more broods are produced each year. The adult may be encountered at any time of the year, especially in the south of the range, where there may be three or four broods. It overwinters as an adult in a crevice among rocks, trees, and buildings. On very warm days it may emerge to feed in mid-winter. Unlike other moths, they have no sexual dimorphism in the size of their antennal lobes.\nHabitat and host plants:\nHummingbird hawk-moths can be easily seen in gardens, parks, meadows, bushes, and woodland edge, where the preferred food plants grow (honeysuckle, red valerian and many others). \nTheir larvae usually feed on bedstraws or madders (Rubia) but have been recorded on other Rubiaceae and Centranthus, Stellaria, and Epilobium. \nAdults are particularly fond of nectar-rich flowers with a long and narrow calyx, since they can then take advantage of their long proboscis and avoid competition from other insects. Flowers with longer tubes typically present the feeding animal a higher nectar reward. Proboscis length is thought to have been evolutionarily impacted by the length of flower feeding tubes.] Examples of such plants include Centranthus, Jasminum, Buddleia, Nicotiana, Primula, Viola, Syringa, Verbena, Echium, Phlox, and Stachys. \nDistribution:\nThe hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). Three generations are produced in a year in Spain. \n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

hummingbird hawk-moth over a flower (Macroglossum stellatarum)

A Virginia ctenucha moth on wood in the Laurentian forest.

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