Hummingbird hawk-moth

The hummingbird moth is active during the day, in particular, during bright sunshine. It has a rapid wing beat up to 70 beats per second (depending on the species), which enables it to fly up to 20 km/h.

Bellissima immagine di questa falena colibrì ripresa al volo con la lunga proboscide pronta a succhiare il nettare della Lantana, ciao Giangiorgio

Ti ringrazio Giangiorgio del tuo commento molto apprezzato, ciao Sandor

Wow! Superb capture!!

Thank you, Warren, for the kind note. Best,- Sandor

Excellent stop action capture of this moth, Sandor. Wonderful colors, light and composition. Best regards, Paul.

Thank you, Paul, for viewing and the nice comment. Kind regards,- Sandor