Ernie Janes / Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight feeding on Verbena flowers, England, UK. July.

Kim Taylor / Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) egg on underside of leaf of Hedge Bedstraw, Surrey, UK

Hans Christoph Kappel / Hummingbird hawkmoth feeding on flower nectar, Germany

Heather Angel / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Loofah (Luffa sp) flower. Xinjiang, China.

Philippe Clement / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum / Sphinx stellatarum) in flight feeding on Buddleja davidii flower in summer, France, September

Ernie Janes / Hummingbird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight feeding verbena, England, UK, July.

Philippe Clement / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight, nectaring from Buddleia (Buddleja davidii) flower, Pyrenees, France, Sepetember.

Philippe Clement / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) and Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight, nectaring from Buddleia (Buddleja davidii) flower, Pyrenees, France, Sepetember.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) on Red valerian (Centranthus ruber), Bavaria, Germany, June.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring from a Red valerian (Centranthus ruber) flower, Bavaria, Germany, June.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring from a Red valerian (Centranthus ruber) flower, Bavaria, Germany, June.

Konrad Wothe / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight with proboscis extended feeding on lavender, Bavaria, Germany, July.

Andy Sands / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight feeding with long proboscis on Lantana flower, Menorca, Spain, July

Andy Sands / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight feeding with long proboscis on Lantana flower, Menorca, Spain, July

Andy Sands / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight feeding with long proboscis on Lantana flower, Menorca, Spain, July

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Striped hawkmoth (Hyles lineata) caterpillar, March, Oman

Kim Taylor / Humming-bird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) pupa. Surrey, England.

Fabrice Cahez / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) caterpillar, Causse Mejean, France, July.

Terry Whittaker / Humming-bird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra). Chalk cliffs, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Humming-bird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra). Chalk cliffs, Kent. July

Rolf Nussbaumer / White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata), adult in flight feeding on Mexican flame vine (Senecio confusus) flower, Hill Country, Texas, USA. March

Rolf Nussbaumer / White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata), adult in flight feeding on Prairie verbena (Glandularia bipinnatifida) flower, Hill Country, Texas, USA. March

Robin Chittenden / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) caterpillar, Brittany, France, August.

Alex Hyde / Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) camouflaged on rock with wings closed whilst resting during cloudy weather. A clump of Cobweb Houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum) is growing next to it...

David Kjaer / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) Wiltshire, UK, September.

Robert Thompson / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) at rest on lichen covered rock, near Gavarnie, Pyrenees National Park, Hautes Pyrenees, France, July

Robin Chittenden / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding from Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) in flight, Switzerland, June.

Kim Taylor / Humming-bird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) flying with proboscis uncurling towards Vipers bugloss flowers (Echium vulgare) Croatia, June

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellaturum) in flight and feeding on Lantana in garden ayt Podere Montecucco, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hummingbird hawk (Macroglossum stellaturum) in flight feeding, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

Konrad Wothe / Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on flower nectar, Bavaria, Germany

Chien Lee / Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum aquila) hovering near a flower, feeding on the nectar by means of its long proboscis, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Gary K. Smith / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering while feeding on Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber), Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber), Norfolk, UK

Kim Taylor / Hummingbird hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} feeding on Buddleia, UK

Kim Taylor / Hummingbird hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} feeding on Buddleia, UK

Paul Hobson / Hummingbird hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} Anglesea, Wales, UK

Konrad Wothe / Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) flower orchid, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Silvia Reiche / Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) caterpillar, St. Nazaire le Desert, France

Robin Chittenden / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower, Pyrenees, Spain. August.

Robin Chittenden / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower, Pyrenees, Spain. August.

Robin Chittenden / RF - Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower, Pyrenees, Spain. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Kim Taylor / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding from a Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) flower. The animal leaves the frame. Tolpuddle, Dorset, UK

Guy Edwardes / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair, male passing Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) prey to female during courtship, Bratsigovo, Bulgaria. May.

John Cancalosi / White lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) caterpillars, mass emergence, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA. August.

David Tipling / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)in flight, garden, Norfolk, UK.

Jeff Foott / White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) caterpillar feeding on Baja sun cup (Camissonia sp). Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Jeff Foott / White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) caterpillar feeding on Baja sun cup (Camissonia sp). Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), two nectaring on Buddleia (Buddleja davidii). Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Bindweed. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring with proboscis extended. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Buddleia (Buddleja davidii), hovering above flower with proboscis extended. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Buddleia (Buddleja davidii), hovering above flower with proboscis extended. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp), proboscis extended. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Buddleia (Buddleja davidii) flower. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring with proboscis extended. Pargas, Aboland, Finland. September.

Doug Wechsler / Hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) nectaring at Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) French Creek State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) nectaring at Purple loosestrife, French Creek State Park, Pennsylvania, USA, August.