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Hummingbird hawk moth

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Macroglossum
Species:	stellatarum

Binomial name

Macroglossum stellatarum
Linnaeus, 1758

The hummingbird hawk moth, Macroglossum stellatarum, is a species of hawk moth with a long proboscis, and is capable of hovering in place. These two features make it look like a hummingbird when it feeds on flowers.

The hummingbird hawk moth is active during the daytime and has a wingspan of 40-60 millimeters.

They are common in Mediterranean countries, as well as central Asia and Japan.

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