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The 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 .
Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth or the white-lined sphinx, hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers, so are sometimes mistaken for hummingbirds. This hovering capability is only known to have evolved four times in nectar feeders: in hummingbirds, certain bats , hoverflies , and these sphingids [ 3 ] (an example ...
Hyles lineata, also known as the white-lined sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. They are sometimes known as a "hummingbird moth" because of their bird-like size (2-3 inch wingspan) and flight patterns. [2] As caterpillars, they have a wide range of color phenotypes but show consistent adult coloration. [3]
Macroglossum belis, the common hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae . It is known from Sri Lanka , India , Nepal , Thailand , southern China , Taiwan , Japan (Ryukyu Archipelago), Vietnam and Indonesia (Java).
In an odd cross-phyla example, an insect, the hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), also feeds by hovering in front of flowers and drinking their nectar in the same way as hummingbirds and sunbirds. [140] Pill bugs and pill millipedes have evolved not only identical defenses, but are even difficult tell apart at a glance. [141]
Macroglossum pyrrhosticta, the maile pilau hornworm or burnt-spot hummingbird hawkmoth, is a hawk moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1875. Distribution
Macroglossum divergens, the broad-bordered hummingbird hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is found from north-eastern Sikkim, India across southern China to Cheju Island (South Korea), southern Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines and then south through Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia to New Guinea and neighbouring islands.
Macroglossum trochilus, the African hummingbird hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is very common in most habitats throughout southern and eastern Africa and in the Comoro Islands. [2] Adults are frequently seen at flowers in full sunshine.