Hemaris syra enjoying nectar from Silene damascena

my first encounter with this hawkmoth! it is beautiful!

comments (6)

Paul Dirksen

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Great shot Yeal. Posted 5 years ago
1. Yael Orgad
  
  Lion
  
  thanks :-)
  Posted 5 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Fantastic, Yael! Posted 5 years ago
1. Yael Orgad
  
  Lion
  
  thanks :-) Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Congrats and wonderful shot!! Posted 5 years ago
1. Yael Orgad
  
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  thank :-) I knew it was something new to me when I took the picture... Posted 5 years ago

The Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth

''Hemaris syra'', the broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from southern and eastern Turkey, the western Zagros Mountains and northern Alborz Mountains of Iran, the Kopet Dag mountains of Turkmenistan, western Jordan, and northern Israel.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Yael Orgad