Macroglossum stellatarum

[denzjos]

This afternoon, while I was sitting in the garden with my wife drinking a cup of coffee, someone came by to look at the flowers : a hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution.
(text wikipedia)
I have never seen anything like this in my garden. Always welcome. (It would not drink some coffee, just like the flowers)
This is the one :

   

[Tas_mania]

An interesting observation. I wonder if they use the tube like a drinking straw? It's very thin so nectar may flow by capillary action. They are fertilizing plants while they feed on nectar, like bees.

[denzjos]

(07-02-2025, 10:52 PM)Tas_mania Wrote: An interesting observation. I wonder if they use the tube like a drinking straw? It's very thin so nectar may flow by capillary action. They are fertilizing plants while they feed on nectar, like bees.

I wonder if they use the tube like a drinking straw?
That is natural technology
I had to take a lot of pictures because the hummingbird moth flies very fast from one flower to another. Another of my pictures where it flies to another flower.