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

Robert Thompson / Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elpenor) portrait, Brackagh Moss National Nature Reserve, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. April.

Dave Bevan / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpiller climbing down a Fuchsia (Fuchsia) plant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

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

Nigel Cattlin / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpillar feeding on Orange balsam (Impatiens capensis) leaves. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

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.