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Sphinx pinastri, the pine hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Palearctic realm and sometimes the Nearctic realm. This species has been found in Scotland but is usually found in England. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nThe larvae feed on Scots pine, Swiss pine, Siberian pine and Norway spruce. \nDescription:\nThe wings of Sphinx pinastri are grey with black dashes. The wingspan is 70–89 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location. \nThe back of the thorax is grey with two dark bands around both sides. \nLife cycle:\nThe females lay their eggs in groups of two or three along pine or spruce needles (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
Stock photo of a White Lined Sphinx Moth
Moth butterfly, Spurge Hawk, Hyles Euphorbiae
Camouflaged while perched on tree bark, a wild waved sphinx moth stays hidden during the day in Littleton, Colorado.
Mimas tiliae, the lime hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region and the Near East, and has also been identified in Canada and in northern Spain,
A Spotted Apatelodes moth spotted at the El Dorado Lodge near Santa Marta
butterfly moth isolated on white background
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. \nLife cycle:\nTwo or more broods are produced each year. The adult may be encountered at any time of the year, especially in the south of the range, where there may be three or four broods. It overwinters as an adult in a crevice among rocks, trees, and buildings. On very warm days it may emerge to feed in mid-winter. Unlike other moths, they have no sexual dimorphism in the size of their antennal lobes.\nHabitat and host plants:\nHummingbird hawk-moths can be easily seen in gardens, parks, meadows, bushes, and woodland edge, where the preferred food plants grow (honeysuckle, red valerian and many others). \nTheir larvae usually feed on bedstraws or madders (Rubia) but have been recorded on other Rubiaceae and Centranthus, Stellaria, and Epilobium. \nAdults are particularly fond of nectar-rich flowers with a long and narrow calyx, since they can then take advantage of their long proboscis and avoid competition from other insects. Flowers with longer tubes typically present the feeding animal a higher nectar reward. Proboscis length is thought to have been evolutionarily impacted by the length of flower feeding tubes.] Examples of such plants include Centranthus, Jasminum, Buddleia, Nicotiana, Primula, Viola, Syringa, Verbena, Echium, Phlox, and Stachys. \nDistribution:\nThe hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). Three generations are produced in a year in Spain. \n\nThis Picture is made in my Garden in Summer 2023.
The willowherb hawkmoth (Proserpinus proserpina) isolated on white
Agrius cingulata, the pink-spotted hawkmoth or sweetpotato hornworm, is a moth in the family Sphingidae.
A moth in the family Sphingidae at rest on lichen covered bark
Hyles euphorbiae moth emerging from the capsule of its metamorphosis
Oleander hawk Moth close up
Abantiades is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 14 described species, all found exclusively in Australia.
Butterfly, Lime Hawk Moth isolated on white background.
An unmistakable, exotic looking green and pink species, the pink hind wings having a base. \n\nFlight season in one generation from mid-May to August inhabiting a wide range of habitats including woodland ridges and glades, waste ground, field margins and ditches, neglected gardens, heath land and vegetated sand or shingle.\nThe larvae feed chiefly on willow herb (Epilobium spec.); overwintering as a pupa.\n\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
Close-up photo of a Oleander Hawk-moth perched on a branch
Top/rear view macro close-up of a single Achemon sphinx moth (Eumorpha achemon) with open wings, sitting still on a green leaf
A macro shot of a lime hawk moth on a lichen-covered wood
Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is eating nectar from pink valerian flower like a hummingbird.
The hummingbird hawk-moth is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia.
Moth against star filled sky and moon, universe mystical light
Mimas tiliae, the lime hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae
Deilephila porcellus, the small elephant hawk-moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.\nDescription:\nThe wingspan is 45–51 millimeters . The moth flies from May to July depending on the location. The forewings are ochreous with a faint olive tinge; the front margin is edged and blotched with pinkish, and there is a broad but irregular band of the same colour on the outer margin. The hindwings are blackish on their upper margin, pinkish on their outer margin, and ochreous tinged with olive between. The fringes are chequered whitish, sometimes tinged with pink. The head, thorax, and body are pinkish, more or less variegated with olive; the thorax has a patch of white hairs above the base of the wings. \nLarvae:\nThe larva is greyish brown or darker grey, merging into yellowish brown on the front rings. The head is greyer than the body. The usual sphingid horn is absent, and in its place there is a double wart. In the early instars the caterpillar is pale greyish green with blackish bristles, and the head and under surface are yellowish. \nThe larvae feed on Galium and Epilobium. \nEcology:\nIt is found in Europe coastal areas, heaths and meadowland edges where Galium is present. Up to 1600 m in the Alps and Spain but in North Africa, Turkey up to 2000 m. In central Iran and central Asia open, arid montane forest, or scrub. Usually found at 2000 to 2500 m.\nDistribution:\nIt is found in Europe, North Africa and western Asia (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Long Weekend in the South of Belgium in June 2019.
Moth, green color solate on white background
the large size of a grasshopper in Namibia
The Convolvulus Hawk-moth, Agrius convolvuli, is native to the palearctic of eastern Asia. It most often occurs in late summer and autumn, usually with influxes of other migrant species, when it turns up in light traps and feeding at garden flowers, especially those of the tobacco plant (Nicotiana). A large attractive species, frequently seen in gardens around dusk, visiting flowers such as Nicotiana, Petunia and other similar plants.
Pink-bellied moth outdoors in regional Victoria
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