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Humming Bird Hawk Moth on Lantana

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Guest 23-Jul-2007 09:04
Tis a Humming Bird Hawk Moth- very well captured
vaughan
Gerard Hoveling08-Mar-2006 12:01
Hummingbird on Lantana.
Lots of people are taken by this insect wich hovers like a hummingbird.
We have at least one kind of them in Holland .
Cheers,
Gerard
arnel 18-Jul-2005 20:07
the flower is called "baho-baho" which means bad smell/smelly in Philippine language...but i dont know about the insect..weird!!
Guest 12-Jul-2005 10:53
wow! first time I saw this kind of thing.. i can compare its body to a lobster. looks trange but great photo!
Serena Bowles07-Jul-2005 06:50
Thanks Alex - my first thought was that it was a hummingbird, due to the way it moved, and the fact that it looked like it had feathers. When I got a bit closer I realised that it was definitely an insect, not a bird, but the name makes perfect sense.
Alex06-Jul-2005 02:48
Hey Serena. What a crazy looking little guy. This is a species of Hummingbird moth, I jest not, and apparently they're found over here too! Nice shot.