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Hummingbird hawk moth I've been trying to photograph for hours (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Diddlydee@feddit.uk to c/photography@lemmy.world

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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

coooool lol

[–] 64bithero@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

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