snoons comments on Hummingbird hawk moth I've been trying to photograph for hours

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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So is it a hummingbird, a hawk or a moth?

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk [S] 18 points 2 months ago (1 child)

It's a moth, specifically a hawk moth, so named because it hovers like a hummingbird. Latin name is Macroglossum stellatarum.

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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

coooool lol

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[–] 64bithero@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It’s a bug. From here it looks like a bird but most photos definitely look more bug like

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