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The bedstraw hawk-moth (Hyles gallii) belongs to the hawk moth family (Sphingidae). It can be encountered both at night and during the day.

Close shot of a Deilephila elpenor, also known as the elephant hawk moth.

Closeup on a colorful pink large elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor, on a green blurred background

$The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution. \nLife cycle:\nTwo or more broods are produced each year. The adult may be encountered at any time of the year, especially in the south of the range, where there may be three or four broods. It overwinters as an adult in a crevice among rocks, trees, and buildings. On very warm days it may emerge to feed in mid-winter. Unlike other moths, they have no sexual dimorphism in the size of their antennal lobes.\nHabitat and host plants:\nHummingbird hawk-moths can be easily seen in gardens, parks, meadows, bushes, and woodland edge, where the preferred food plants grow (honeysuckle, red valerian and many others). \nTheir larvae usually feed on bedstraws or madders (Rubia) but have been recorded on other Rubiaceae and Centranthus, Stellaria, and Epilobium. \nAdults are particularly fond of nectar-rich flowers with a long and narrow calyx, since they can then take advantage of their long proboscis and avoid competition from other insects. Flowers with longer tubes typically present the feeding animal a higher nectar reward. Proboscis length is thought to have been evolutionarily impacted by the length of flower feeding tubes.] Examples of such plants include Centranthus, Jasminum, Buddleia, Nicotiana, Primula, Viola, Syringa, Verbena, Echium, Phlox, and Stachys. \nDistribution:\nThe hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). Three generations are produced in a year in Spain. \n\nThis Picture is made in my Garden in Summer 2023.$

Willowherb Hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina). Closeup

Vine Hawk-Moth or Silver-striped Hawk-Moth -Hippotion celerio

$Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli) adult at rest on tree trunk\n\nEccles-on-sea, Norfolk, UK. August$

Stock photo of a White Lined Sphinx Moth

A White-lined Sphinx Moth searching for nectar on the Baja Penninsula in Mexico

The juvenile moth as it matures will develop clear-transparent wings and body color.

Nocturnal hawk moth hid in the green grass, side view.

A Nessus sphinx forages a gomphrena in summer.

Eyed hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellatus) is a European moth of the family Sphingidae. The caterpillars feed on willow.

$Deilephila porcellus, the small elephant hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.\nDescription:\nThe wingspan is 45–51 millimeters . The moth flies from May to July depending on the location. The forewings are ochreous with a faint olive tinge; the front margin is edged and blotched with pinkish, and there is a broad but irregular band of the same colour on the outer margin. The hindwings are blackish on their upper margin, pinkish on their outer margin, and ochreous tinged with olive between. The fringes are chequered whitish, sometimes tinged with pink. The head, thorax, and body are pinkish, more or less variegated with olive; the thorax has a patch of white hairs above the base of the wings. \nLarvae:\nThe larva is greyish brown or darker grey, merging into yellowish brown on the front rings. The head is greyer than the body. The usual sphingid horn is absent, and in its place there is a double wart. In the early instars the caterpillar is pale greyish green with blackish bristles, and the head and under surface are yellowish. \nThe larvae feed on Galium and Epilobium. \nEcology:\nIt is found in Europe coastal areas, heaths and meadowland edges where Galium is present. Up to 1600 m in the Alps and Spain but in North Africa, Turkey up to 2000 m. In central Iran and central Asia open, arid montane forest, or scrub. Usually found at 2000 to 2500 m.\nDistribution:\nIt is found in Europe, North Africa and western Asia (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture was made during a walk in a Sand Dune Area (Wekeromse Zand) in June 2005. The Moth was hatched near the Food Plant Galium.$

Hummingbird clearwing moth at white hydrangea, with copy space. Taken in a Connecticut garden, summer.

Hummingbird clearwing moth, Hemaris thysbe, hovering as it feeds on bee balm, Monarda cultivar.

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

Silver-striped hawk-moth (Hippotion celerio), dorsal and ventral view, isolated on a white background. Silver-striped hawk-moth (Hippotion celerio), sits on a chamomile flower and waves its wings. Large butterflies in their natural habitat.

Carp tail close-up isolated on white background

A closeup shot of a poplar hawk-moth on a blooming pink flower

Eyed hawk moth, Smerinthus ocellatus, resting on a green leaf

A single Northern Spinach Moth (Eulithis populata) drinking nectar from a yellow Buttercup flower in the central Highlands of Scotland, near the village of Nethybridge

Humminbird or Hawk Moth feeding on nectar of bee balm plant

The blood-vein (Timandra comae) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

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