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

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