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

Rolf Nussbaumer / Hummingbird Hawk-moth {Macroglossum stellatarum} adult in flight drinking nectar from lantana flower, Switzerland

Rolf Nussbaumer / Hummingbird Hawk-moth {Macroglossum stellatarum} adult in flight drinking nectar from lantana flower, Switzerland

Kim Taylor / Humming bird Hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} in flight feeding on Buddleia, Surrey, England.

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

Nick Upton / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering while feeding from thistle flower, Julian Alps, Slovenia, July

Nick Upton / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering while feeding from thistle flower, Julian Alps, Slovenia, July

Angelo Gandolfi / Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) in flight, drinking nectar from a flower, Tuscany, Italy

Philip Dalton / Hummingbird hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} flying to flower, Europe

Philip Dalton / Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering at flower, feeding, Europe

Philip Dalton / Hummingbird hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} hovering at plant, feeding, Europe

Philip Dalton / Hummingbird hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} hovering at plant, feeding, Europe

Philip Dalton / Hummingbird hawkmoth {Macroglossum stellatarum} hovering at plant, feeding, Europe

Dietmar Nill / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) hovering, feeding on Thistle flower, Germany

Gary K. Smith / Humming Bird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) in urban garden. Norfolk, England, UK, September

Kim Taylor / Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) one-day-old caterpillar at first moult on Squinancywort plant (Asperula cynanchica) Surrey, UK

Kim Taylor / Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) egg on leaf of Squinancywort (Asperula cynanchica) Surrey, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Humming-bird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Phlox flower, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Humming-bird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) resembling a dead leaf when at rest, in a garden, UK

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

Robin Chittenden / Hummingbird hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding from flower, Pyrenees, Spain, June

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