Diddlydee@feddit.uk to Photography@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoHummingbird hawk moth I've been trying to photograph for hoursfeddit.ukimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down10
arrow-up1352arrow-down1imageHummingbird hawk moth I've been trying to photograph for hoursfeddit.ukDiddlydee@feddit.uk to Photography@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squaresnoons@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·13 days agoSo is it a hummingbird, a hawk or a moth?
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·13 days agoIt’s a moth, specifically a hawk moth, so named because it hovers like a hummingbird. Latin name is Macroglossum stellatarum.
minus-square64bithero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 days agoIt’s a bug. From here it looks like a bird but most photos definitely look more bug like
So is it a hummingbird, a hawk or a moth?
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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coooool lol
It’s a bug. From here it looks like a bird but most photos definitely look more bug like