Macroglossum stellatarum

Photo: Macroglossum stellatarum hovering in front of a flower. The insect takes up nectar with its long proboscis.
Description: Macroglossum stellatarum hovering in front of a flower. The insect takes up nectar with its long proboscis.
L Habitat: Large natural garden with residential house on the edge. Altitude: about 570m a.s.l.
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Taubenschwänzchen
Lat.: Macroglossum stellatarum
Family: Sphingidae
Gemeine Nachtviole
Lat.: Hesperis matronalis
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Hesperis
Location: Hasle-Rüegsau, Emmental, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 5.2009
Photographer: Simon Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: F068236