The hummingbird hawk-moth 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.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Oct 9, 2012. Captured in Strada Războieni, Buzău, Romania.
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I studied the flight path of the moth for a few minutes and found out that it moved around in a pattern. So I just chose one of the flowers, focused my camera on it and waited. And, sure enough, the moth finally came to that flower and I took the photo. I was lucky it hovered for a good couple of seconds.
I used a standard kit lens (18-55), at maximum zoom, plus 3 macro filters on top of each other (+1, +2, +4) - hence the very shallow depth of field. Posted 12 years ago