Bedstraw hawk-moth - Hyles gallii

Very fast flying moth that resembles a hummingbird. It's mostly drab olive and tan.

Habitat: Rural garden

comments (8)

Flown Kimmerling

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Fantastic!! Have you heard the proposed reason for this adaptation (looking like hummingbirds)? It is really interesting! I read an article about it recently. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! No, I haven’t read about that! What was the reason? Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Owwwww, nailed it! That's a glorious shot, you should be very proud. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! Posted 6 years ago

Annette Flottwell

Lion

fantastic hawk moth shot. it is a similar athletic discipline to getting a hummingbird on a zinnia! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Annette! It was so fast that I didn’t expect to get a shot! Posted 6 years ago

Stephen Philips

Lion

Fantastic!!! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you! Posted 6 years ago

The Bedstraw hawk-moth

''Hyles gallii'', the bedstraw hawk-moth or galium sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by S. A. von Rottemburg in 1775.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young