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

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

caterpillar.strelchatka big-gray.Acronicta megacephala.

Setaceous Hebrew character moth on lavender.

Small gray moth, native to coastal California. Found in areas with coastal live oaks.

A hummingbird hawk-moth flying above vibrant coloured lantana flowers.

One flying flapping hummingbird hawk moth with long proboscis drinking at lavender flower outdoors in garden, side view, macro

Detailed close up of the colorful European pink olive small elephant hawk-moth, Deilephila porcellus, sitting on a piece of wood

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

A silver colored moth attracted to light.

Sunny Summer day in a garden: silver y moth (Autographa gamma) on top of a blooming zinnia elegance flower head silver Y mark on the forewing.

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

A Virginia ctenucha moth on wood in the Laurentian forest.

Sphinx moth in flight around desert blossoms.

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.

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

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

The larvae of moths are covered with bristles and look terrible

Hummingbird moth feeding on a butterfly bush blossom

A hummingbird hawk-moth flying in the wild on the island of Minorca, Spain.

Macroglossum? caterpillar on flowers - Hawk moth butterfly's larva

A Clearwing Hummingbird Moth hovers with its long tongue ready for some more nectar from a purple flower

$Clouded Yellow butterfly receiving pollen from a daisy flower called \$

Graphic Owlet Moth of the Genus Melipotis

$The common emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species is found throughout the Nearctic and Palearctic regions and the Near East. It is mostly commonly found in the southern half of the British Isles. It was accidentally introduced into southern British Columbia in 1973. \nAll wings are generally dark green with grey and white chequered fringes and narrow white fascia, two on the forewing, one on the hindwing. The green colouration tends not to fade over time as much as in other emeralds. The hindwings have a sharply angled termen giving the moth a very distinctive shape. The wingspan is 30–35 mm. It flies at dusk and night in June and July and will come to light. \nThe larva is green with reddish-brown markings and black v-shaped marks along the back. The young larva will feed on most plants but later it feeds on trees and shrubs. The species overwinters as a larva (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.$

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