Nick Garbutt / Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) showing extraordinarily long coiled tongue. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) on flower, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Darwin's Hawk Moth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) showing extremely long extended tongue. From Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Pinned specimen.

Nick Garbutt / Darwin's Hawkmoth {Xanthopan morgani praedicta} Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar. Note - extraordinarily long coiled tongue / proboscis

Pete Oxford / Comet orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) Analamazoatra Special Reserve or Perinet. MADAGASCAR, pollinated by a moth with a proboscis of 12 inches {Xanthopan morgani praedicta} endemic

Nature Production / Moth {Xanthopan morgani praedicta} close-up of mouthparts, antennae and probosis, Madagascar

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Morgan's Sphinx (Xanthopan morgani) moth portrait with coiled long tongue specifically adapted to pollinate and feed at Comet Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) found only in Madagascar, flower's nectar...