Agreed, They're also called Humming Bee Hawk Moths.I stood and stared at it for what must have been minutes.
I saw another one today, but I'm not convinced it wasn't the same one :)
(I saw another one today, but I'm not convinced it wasn't the same one :)
Gregor Lenko There's a tree...,
Mon 8 May 2006, 14:20,
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or evenhummingbird hawk moths (Macroglossum stellatarum)
apologies for lepidopedantry
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3063.shtml
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Mon 8 May 2006, 14:45,
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apologies for lepidopedantry
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3063.shtml
Not a problem, I sit corrected.and you have more than earned my respect and admiration for the introduction of Lepidopedantry. Best. Made. Up. Word. Ever!
Gregor Lenko There's a tree...,
Mon 8 May 2006, 14:51,
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