Hummingbird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

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The hummingbird hawk-moth is a day-flying migrant from southern Europe, hovering at flowers like a hummingbird to feed. Numbers reaching Britain vary with warm summer winds.

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Quick Facts

Category: Insect
Latin name: Macroglossum stellatarum
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.