Hummingbird Hawk-moth, scientifically Macroglossum stellatarum, is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. It is named for its resemblance to hummingbirds, feeding on nectar from tube-shaped flowers by hovering in the air and using its long proboscis, a resemblance produced by convergent evolution rather than any close relation to hummingbirds.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific NameMacroglossum stellatarum 2 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Macroglossum stellatarum
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Sources
1. GBIF: Macroglossum stellatarum
GBIFDescriptions: Feeding_guild_larvaQuote, Descriptions: Feeding_guild_larva
description: herbivore
2. Hummingbird hawk-moth (Wikipedia)
Infobox: taxon
Macroglossum stellatarum
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Hummingbird 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).
View the Source3. Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) (Wikipedia)
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Macroglossum stellatarum
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Sphingidae, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Sphingidae, Taxon record
"family": "Sphingidae"
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