69.010 Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawkmoth)
fw: 20-24mm, ws 50-58mm; Apr-Dec, mainly Aug-Sep, diurnal; lady's/hedge bedstraw (Galium verum/album), wild madder (Rubia peregrina); regular migrant, mainly to south coast of England, may be resident in SW.England.
ID: Most often observed hovering while feeding at tubular plants, when the orange hindwing can be seen. The two Hemaris (Bee-hawkmoth) species also feed in this way but have largely unscaled wings.
VIDEO - feeding on red valerian, St Marys, Isles of Scilly, 12/10/2015
Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawkmoth) §3 female
§1 Foulness, Essex; 29/07/2006
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2011
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/10/2013; female
§4 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 12/10/2022; female; fw 22.6mm; to light
§5 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 20/10/2022; female; fw 21.2mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 28/09/2011
§3 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/10/2013; female
§4 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 12/10/2022; female; fw 22.6mm; to light
§5 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly; 20/10/2022; female; fw 21.2mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 14/11/2014 (§1-3) | §4&5 added 29/11/2022
