🦋Hummingbird hawk-moth
The hummingbird hawk-moth is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Macroglossum stellatarum yet.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderLepidoptera
- ›familySphingidae
- ›genusMacroglossum
- ›speciesMacroglossum stellatarum
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- subfamilyMacroglossinae
- genusMacroglossum
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- superorderAmphiesmenoptera
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- suborderGlossata
- superfamilyBombycoidea
- familySphingidae
- subfamilyMacroglossinae
- genusMacroglossum
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