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Talkback: Signs of autumn
Don't know if this is a sign of autumn but today we had a humming bird moth on the butterfly bush. it's wings were going nonstop was very interesting, it seemed oblivious to me being close up trying to take a photo. It's long tongue was in and out ,going from one tiny flower on to the next.took a photo but it came out blurred .I will try next on a different setting next time.
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Hi Cangrandmafixiit - I think the hummingbird hawk-moth is a summer migrant from mainland Europe and is nearing the end of its time here around this month. I remember seeing one in my garden a few years back,they look very odd flying in the day don't they.
Hi Fishy65 ,
Yes they do it's odd by their name I thought they would have a bit more colour.unless it's natures way of making them not so noticeable to predator s.
I did read somewhere that the design of a hummingbird and a hummingbird hawk-moth is brought about by convergent evolution. Two separate species,one a bird and the other an insect,develop highly similar designs despite the differing physiologies of each. The similarity is in the design rather than anything else Cangrandmafixit,fascinating stuff