Hummingbird Lookalike: Hummingbird Hawk Moth

They look and act similar to hummingbirds, which is why their common name incorporates these small, agile, nectar-drinking birds. Eurasian hummingbird hawk moths hover over flowers and use their long tongue, called a proboscis, to drink up nectar.

The shared characteristics between hummingbirds and this moth are incredible and are a great example of convergent evolution. This concept describes species that look and act similarly but are not closely related.

This was my time ever seeing hummingbird hawk moths and I nearly cried of excitement! You never know what you'll experience no matter where you are.

Stay curious and be kind to nature and one another!

Moth videos captured by Tyler Cave.

[David-McC]

Not often seen in Scotland. I found myself trying to catch this running around my garden with a bucket. I failed incidentally.😊
They like honeysuckle. Smart moth.

[XSaebaYRyoZ]

They even have cute little bunny ear antannae.

[assaulterpt]

And this is when you know you're in a second generation of Life as a series. Someone ran out of ideas and are mixing things that shouldn't mix. Are we in a pokemon kind of series?

[casualnerdjason]

It’s like the example of crab-like body types evolving something like 10 different times in history!

But I wish there were more hummingbird convergence and less crab convergence…

[Rowan_bloodstone]

I saw one I thought I wasn't going crazy

[ericschulz]

Okay somebody said there was a bird or a moth or something in this video😮

[remiel_sz]

ew i hate the eurasian hummingbird hock moth