#eurasian hummingbird moth

[bitsandbirds]

I genuinely got fooled for a sec when I saw it. I thought "Is that a hummingbird?". And then it clicked.

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum), Ireland

[onenicebugperday]

hello! i've struggled to find good quality photos of them, but i would love if you could tell me anything about my favourite bug, the hummingbird hawk-moth! they would flit around all the plants where i lived in southern france, and were very friendly

on an aside from this, i have been searching for the name of another friendly bug from there - a little fluffy golden fly, looked like a puffball with barely visible eyes and probuscis, very small delicate wings. they'd often fall into the pool while trying to have a drink in the summer, and their "fur" would get wet and weigh them down

Hi! There are a couple species of sphinx moth in your area that could be called hummingbird moths, though the most common is the Eurasian hummingbird hawkmoth, Macroglossum stellatarum. Like a lot of sphinx moths, they're day-fliers, so they're often seen feeding at flowers and mistaken for hummingbirds. Not sure what else you'd like to know, but we can admire some photos of an adult and a caterpillar!

Photo by m-polzin

Photo by bouni139

Lovely :) As for the flies, I'm thinking it could either be a golden dung fly or some type of bee fly, but it's hard to say without seeing what you saw, I'm afraid.

[dailymothuntilmothreturns]

daily moth 32 Eurasian hummingbird hawkmoth

image source (1) (2)

[herpsandbirds]

Saw this guy snacking in front of my window. Kinda looks like a hummingbird but to my knowledge there aren't any in Germany.

Location southern germany

Moth ID – Germany:

Hello, yes, I'm pretty sure this is the Eurasian Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), family Sphingidae.

[sixteenseveredhands]

Hummingbird Hawk Moths: as a result of their hummingbird-like behavior and appearance, these moths are often mistaken for actual hummingbirds

The Eurasian hummingbird hawk moth: Macroglossum stellatarum

Like an actual hummingbird, the hummingbird hawk moth uses a flight maneuver called "swing-hovering" (rapidly swinging from side-to-side while hovering in mid-air), has a wing-speed of up to 85 beats-per-second, produces a humming noise when flying, and feeds on the nectar from flowers; the hairs on its body even resemble the tail-feathers and wings of a hummingbird.

These moths are also able to maintain a stable position in mid-air by relying on the same flight patterns that are found among hummingbirds -- the moth rapidly rotates its wings in a "figure-8" motion, generating lift on both the forward and backward strokes, which effectively allows the moth to hover in place. The flight maneuvers (and other adaptations) of the Eurasian hummingbird hawk moth are so similar to the characteristic traits found in hummingbirds that this little moth is often mistaken for a real hummingbird, despite the fact that it is found exclusively in habitats that do not contain any wild/native hummingbirds. Though this species can be found in various ecosystems throughout the British Isles, mainland Europe, Central Eurasia, and even some parts of North Africa, there are no actual hummingbirds in any of these regions, as wild hummingbirds are found only in the Americas.

These moths (M. stellatarum) have a wing-speed of up to 85 beats-per-second. For comparison, the amethyst woodstar hummingbird, which is one of the smallest and fastest hummingbirds in the world, has a similar wing-speed of up to 80 beats-per-second.

While most other moths are nocturnal, the hummingbird hawk moth is active only during the day. It uses a specialized proboscis to feed on the nectar from various flowers, including honeysuckle, jasmine, tulip, red valerian, lilac, and phlox. This species also differs from other moths due to its lack of auditory organs, meaning that it has no sense of hearing. Among most moths, auditory organs have evolved as a defense mechanism to detect the ultra-sonic chirps that are emitted by predatory bats at night, but because the hummingbird hawk moth is only active during the day, when bats are largely inactive, that particular defense mechanism was not developed.

Experts generally believe that the similarities shared by hummingbirds and hummingbird hawk moths actually arose through convergent evolution; this means that the hummingbirds and the moths both experienced a similar set of needs, pressures, and circumstances within their respective environments, and they simply developed similar adaptations in response to those circumstances. Their uncanny resemblance therefore does not qualify as a form of animal mimicry -- the moths may look and act a lot like hummingbirds, but the resemblance is viewed as a product of incidental factors, and it is unlikely that those similarities were developed for the purpose of providing camouflage.

This is not the only type of moth that is commonly referred to as a "hummingbird moth." The genus Macroglossum contains several moth species that have hummingbird-like characteristics, and the term "hummingbird moth" can be applied to many of them; there are also at least five "hummingbird moths" in the genus Hemaris, although they belong to a separate clade and their resemblance to hummingbirds is somewhat less convincing. They include H. thysbe (also known as the hummingbird clearwing moth), H. diffinis (the snowberry clearwing moth), H. thetis (the Rocky Mountain clearwing moth), H. aethra (the Diervilla clearwing moth), and H. gracilis (the slender clearwing moth), all of which are found in North America.

Moths of the genus Hemaris: these moths may sometimes be identified as "hummingbird moths;" the genus Hemaris also contains a variety of moths that are popularly referred to as "bee hawk moths" or "bee moths" because they bear a resemblance to bumble-bees.

The Eurasian hummingbird hawk moth is not closely related to any of the "hummingbird moths" from the genus Hemaris, however, as it belongs to a completely different genus and occupies a separate habitat on the other side of the Atlantic. Still, it's interesting to note the presence of similar hummingbird-like traits within these different genuses.

Sources & Addition Info:

PBS Nature: Featured Creature, the Hummingbird Hawk Moth

The Wildlife Trusts: Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds: Article about Hummingbird Hawk Moths

Journal of Comparative Physiology: Fuelling on the Wing: the sensory ecology of hawk moth foraging

Country Life: The Confusingly Enormous Hummingbird Hawk Moth that Looks Set to Become a Regular Fixture in British Gardens

[hexblooded]

obligatory daemon!au time

I'll leave the list and reasonings under the cut

Eddie - Gyrfalcon

They're closely tied with nobility, really good hunters, no nonesense birds, they're very efficient, independent and a tad teritorial.

Susie - Eurasian Lynx

Freaking gorgeous and very dangerous, I don't need to say more but I will, they're resourceful hunters and resilient, kind of loners.

Freddy - Hawk headed Parrot

Funny little guys, they're social and like attention, very vocal and expressive, a little scatterbrained.

Sabrina - Island Fox

She's a sly fox and there's that. They tend to live in tight-knit families, adaptable, confident and cunning.

Bobby - Mandrill

They're hierarchical and cliquish, also very bold and self-serving.

Johnston - Waterbuck

Proud and competitive but cautious. Elegant little fucks.

Tamsin - Jackson's Hornibill

Social and bold, very charming, also a little dramatic.

Jimmy - Big eared Bat

I just thought it was cute. Go with the flow, calm and friendly.

Rosanne - Rufous Hummingbird

Pretty and dainty and fit for a princess but confident, proud and opportunistic.

Jack - dalmatian

Loyal, energetic and impulsive. Look mean but are soft. (I almost gave him a boxer for the joke)

Charlie - Hercules Moth

I don't know much but the vibes I get are calm and gentle, like they'd give good advice lol.

Geoff - Crow

Smart, loyal and cooperative.

[irradiatedsnakes]

my mob psycho 100 furry au COMPLETE i did it

FORTY EIGHT CHARACTERS

THE LIST

mob - eurasian tree sparrow

reigen - "acheroraptor" (microraptor)

dimple - kitty :)

ritsu - house sparrow

teru - aardwolf

tome - jumping bean moth

shou - vermilion flycatcher

serizawa - black myotis bat

tsubomi - thylacine

mezato - black & rufous elephant shrew

toichiro - eastern kingbird

minegishi - kunpengopterus

shimazaki - southern black racer

shibata - zuul (the ankylosaur, not the ghostbusters monster)

hatori - buff old german owl pigeon

joseph - spinner shark

musashi - cow

sagawa - leopard seal

yamamura - horse

kumagawa - great white shark

onigawara - red kangaroo

shimura - volcano hummingbird

inukawa - shiba inu

saruta - nepal gray langur

kijibayashi - ring-necked pheasant

takenaka - dusky dolphin

hoshino - pteranodon

asahi - variable bush viper

kurosaki - tiger leech

kaito & daichi - duck-billed platypus

mitsuura - orange rili cherry shrimp

mogami - carrion crow

shinra - capybara

jodo - chimpanzee

minori - orchid mantis (mobfrog's idea)

kamuro - common raccoon (sammisafetypin's idea)

tokugawa - painted dog (shigayokagayama's idea

roshuuto - numbat (shigayokagayama's idea also)

hoshida - river otter (handsmotif's idea)

emi - white mouth moray eel (localdopplerradar's idea)

sakurai - blue-spotted tree monitor

koyama - green iguana

matsuo - aye aye

mukai - sunda night carpenter bee (torchiclove's idea)

tsuchiya - peregrine falcon

muraki - cape golden mole (once again, thank you leo shigayokagayama)

terada - striped skunk

ishiguro - warty octopus (Graneledone verrucosa)

[crevicedwelling]

hello!! found this long dead moth , and google isnt helping at all , thoughts?

looks like a hummingbird hawkmoth to me!

[o-craven-canto]

All animal species (and a couple algae) that have kept the same scientific name since Linnaeus

The first work of taxonomy that is considered as having any scientific authority for animal species was the 10th edition of Linnaeus' Systema Naturae, published in 1758. (Also a book on spiders called Aranei Suecici, published one year before.) That's the foundational text of the binominal system of nomenclature of species still in use today. Since then most of Linnaeus' original species (4379 species, of which 185 mammals, 554 birds, 217 "amphibians" (including reptiles and cartilaginous fish), 379 fishes, 2104 "insects" (including various arthropods, of which 664 are beetles and 543 are moths & butterflies crammed into only 3 genera), and 940 "worms" (including basically all other invertebrates, and even some protists and algae)) have been dismembered, renamed, or at least moved to different genera (e.g. the house sparrow went from Fringilla domestica to Passer domesticus).

Here is a list of all of Linnaeus' original species from 1758 that still retain their original name. I believe they are 484 in total.

"Mammalia"

(Primates)

Homo sapiens (human)

Lemur catta (ring-tailed lemur)

Vespertilio murinus (rearmouse bat)

(Bruta)

Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)

Trichechus manatus (West Indian manatee)

Bradypus tridactylus (three-toed sloth)

Myrmecophaga tridactyla (giant anteater)

Manis pentadactylus (Chinese pangolin)

(Ferae)

Phoca vitulina (harbor seal)

Canis familiaris (dog)

Canis lupus (grey wolf)

Felis catus (house cat)

Viverra zibetha (Indian civet)

Mustela erminea (stoat)

Mustela furo (ferret)

Mustela lutreola (European mink)

Mustela putorius (wild ferret)

Ursus arctos (brown bear)

(Bestiae)

Sus scrofa (wild boar/pig)

Dasypus septemcinctus (seven-banded armadillo)

Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo)

Erinaceus europaeus (European hedgehog)

Talpa europaea (European mole)

Sorex araneus (common shrew)

Didelphis marsupialis (common opossum)

(Glires)

Rhinoceros unicornis (Indian rhinoceros)

Hystrix brachyura (Malayan porcupine)

Hystrix cristata (crested porcupine)

Lepus timidus (common hare)

Castor fiber (European beaver)

Mus musculus (house mouse)

Sciurus vulgaris (red squirrel)

(Pecora)

Camelus dromedarius (dromedary camel)

Camelus bactrianus (Asian camel)

Moschus moschiferus (musk deer)

Cervus elaphus (red deer)

Capra hircus (goat)

Capra ibex (Alpine ibex)

Ovis aries (sheep)

Bos taurus (cow)

Bos indicus (zebu)

(Belluae)

Equus caballus (horse)

Equus asinus (donkey)

Equus zebra (mountain zebra)

Hippopotamus amphibius (hippopotamus)

(Cete)

Monodon monoceros (narwhal)

Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale)

Physeter macrocephalus (sperm whale)

Delphinus delphis (common dolphin)

"Aves"

(Accipitres)

Vultur gryphus (Andean condor)

Falco tinnunculus (common kenstrel)

Falco sparverius (sparrowhawk)

Falco columbarius (pigeonhawk)

Falco subbuteo (Eurasian hobby)

Falco rusticolus (gyrfalcon)

Strix aluco (tawny owl)

Lanius excubitor (great grey shrike)

Lanius collurio (red-backed shrike)

Lanius schach (long-tailed shrike)

(Picae)

Psittacus erithacus (grey parrot)

Ramphastos tucanus (white-throated toucan)

Buceros bicornis (great hornbill)

Buceros rhinoceros (rhinoceros hornbill)

Crotophaga ani (smooth-billed ani)

Corvus corax (raven)

Corvus corone (carrion crow)

Corvus frugilegus (rook)

Corvus cornix (hooded crow)

Coracias oriolus (golden oriole)

Coracias garrulus (European roller)

Gracula religiosa (hill myna)

Paradisaea apoda (greater bird-of-paradise)

Cuculus canorus (common cuckoo)

Jynx torquilla (wryneck)

Picus viridis (green woodpecker)

Sitta europaea (Eurasian nuthatch)

Merops apiaster (European bee-eater)

Merops viridis (blue-throated bee-eater)

Upupa epops (Eurasian hoopoe)

Certhia familiaris (Eurasian treecreeper)

Trochilus polytmus (red-billed streamertail hummingbird)

(Anseres)

Anas platyrhynchos (mallard duck)

Anas crecca (teal duck)

Mergus merganser (common merganser)

Mergus serrator (red-breasted merganser)

Alca torda (razorbill auk)

Procellaria aequinoctialis (white-chinned petrel)

Diomedea exulans (wandering albatross)

Pelecanus onocrotalus (great white pelican)

Phaeton aethereus (red-billed tropicbird)

Larus canus (common gull)

Larus marinus (great black-backed gull)

Larus fuscus (lesser black-backed gull)

Sterna hirundo (common tern)

Rhynchops niger (black skimmer)

(Grallae)

Phoenicopterus ruber (American flamingo)

Platalea leucorodia (Eurasian spoonbill)

Platalea ajaia (roseate spoonbill)

Mycteria americana (wood stork)

Ardea cinerea (grey heron)

Ardea herodias (blue heron)

Ardea alba (great egret)

Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian woodcock)

Charadrius hiaticula (ringed plover)

Charadrius alexandrinus (Kentish plover)

Charadrius vociferus (killdeer plover)

Charadrius morinellus (Eurasian dotterel)

Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet)

Haematopus ostralegus (Eurasian oystercatcher)

Fulica atra (Eurasian coot)

Rallus aquaticus (water rail)

Psophia crepitans (grey-winged trumpeter)

Otis tarda (great bustard)

Struthio camelus (ostrich)

(Gallinae)

Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl)

Meleagris gallopavo (wild turkey)

Crax rubra (great curassow)

Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant)

Tetrao urogallus (western capercaillie)

(Passeres)

Columba oenas (stock dove)

Columba palumbus (wood pigeon)

Alauda arvensis (Eurasian skylark)

Sturnus vulgaris (European starling)

Turdus viscivorus (mistle thrush)

Turdus pilaris (fieldfare thrush)

Turdus iliacus (redwing thrush)

Turdus plumbeus (red-legged thrush)

Turdus torquatus (ring ouzel)

Turdus merula (blackbird)

Loxia curvirostra (crossbill)

Emberiza hortulana (ortolan bunting)

Emberiza citrinella (yellowhammer)

Emberiza calandra (corn bunting)

Fringilla coelebs (common chaffinch)

Motacilla alba (white wagtail)

Motacilla lava (yellow wagtail)

Parus major (great tit)

Hirundo rustica (barn swallow)

Caprimulgus europaeus (European nightjar)

"Amphibia"

(Reptiles)

Testudo graeca (Greek tortoise)

Draco volans (flying dragon)

Lacerta agilis (sand lizard)

Rana temporaria (common frog)

(Serpentes)

Crotalus horridus (timber rattlesnake)

Crotalus durissus (tropical rattlesnake)

Boa constrictor (common boa)

Coluber constrictor (eastern racer)

Anguis fragilis (slowworm)

Amphisbaena alba (red worm lizard)

Caecilia tentaculata (white-bellied caecilian)

(Nantes)

Petromyzon marinus (sea lamprey)

Raja clavata (thornback ray)

Raja miraletus (brown ray)

Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish)

Chimaera monstrosa (rabbitfish)

Lophius piscatorius (anglerfish)

Acipenser sturio (sea sturgeon)

Acipenser ruthenus (sterlet sturgeon)

"Pisces"

(Apodes)

Muraena helena (Mediterranean moray)

Gymnotus carapo (banded knifefish)

Trichiurus lepturus (cutlassfish)

Anarhichas lupus (Atlantic wolffish)

Ammodytes tobianus (lesser sandeel)

Xiphias gladius (swordfish)

Stromateus fiatola (blue butterfish)

(Jugulares)

Callionymus lyra (common dragonet)

Uranoscopus scaber (stargazer)

Trachinus draco (greater weever)

Gadus morhua (Atlantic cod)

Blennius ocellaris (butterfly blenny)

Ophidion barbatum (snake cusk-eel)

(Thoracici)

Cyclopterus lumpus (lumpsucker)

Echeneis naucrates (sharksucker)

Coryphaena equiselis (pompano)

Coryphaena hippurus (dorado)

Gobius niger (black goby)

Govius paganellus (rock goby)

Cottus gobio (European bullhead)

Scorpaena porcus (black scorpionfish)

Scorpaena scrofa (red scorpionfish)

Zeus faber (John Dory)

Pleuronectes platessa (European plaice)

Chaetodon striatus (banded butterflyfish)

Chaetodon capistratus (foureye butterflyfish)

Sparus aurata (gilt-head bream)

Labrus merula (brown wrasse)

Labrus mixtus (cuckoo wrasse)

Labrus viridis (green wrasse)

Sciaena umbra (brown meagre)

Perca fluviatilis (European perch)

Gasterosteus aculeatus (three-spined stickleback)

Scomber scombrus (Atlanti mackerel)

Mullus barbatus (red mullet)

Mullus surmuletus (surmullet)

Trigla lyra (piper gurnard)

(Abdominales)

Cobitis taenia (spined loach)

Silurus asotus (Amur catfish)

Silurus glanis (Wels catfish)

Loricaria cataphracta (suckermouth catfish)

Salmo carpio (Garda trout)

Salmo trutta (brown trout)

Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)

Fistularia tabacaria (bluespotted cornetfish)

Esox lucius (northern pike)

Argentina sphyraena (European argentine)

Atherina hepsetus (Mediterranean sand smelt)

Mugil cephalus (flathead mullet)

Exocoetus volitans (tropical flying fish)

Polynemus paradiseus (Paradise threadfin)

Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring)

Cyprinus carpio (common carp)

(Branchiostegi)

Mormyrus caschive (bottlenose elephantfish)

Balistes vetula (queen triggerfish)

Ostracion cornutus (longhorn cowfish)

Ostracion cubicus (yellow boxfish)

Tetraodon lineatus (Fahaka pufferfish)

Diodon hystrix (spot-fin porcupinefish)

Diodon holocanthus (long-spine porcupinefish)

Centriscus scutatus (grooved shrimpfish)

Syngnathus acus (common pipefish)

Syngnathus pelagicus (pelagic pipefish)

Syngnathus typhle (broad-nosed pipefish)

Pegasus volitans (longtail seamoth)

"Insecta"

(Coleoptera)

Scarabaeus sacer (sacred scarab)

Dermestes lardarius (larder beetle)

Dermestes murinus (larder beetle)

Hister unicolor (clown beetle)

Hister quadrimaculatus (clown beetle)

Silpha obscura (carrion beetle)

Cassida viridis (tortoise beetle)

Cassida nebulosa (tortoise beetle)

Cassida nobilis (tortoise beetle)

Coccinella trifasciata (ladybug)

Coccinella hieroglyphica (ladybug) [Coccinella 5-punctata, 7-punctata, 11-punctata, and 24-punctata survive as quinquepunctata, septempunctata, undecimpunctata, and vigintiquatorpunctata]

Chrysomela populi (leaf beetle)

Chrysomela lapponica (leaf beetle)

Chrysomela collaris (leaf beetle)

Chrysomela erythrocephala (leaf beetle)

Curculio nucum (nut weevil)

Attelabus surinamensis (leaf-rolling weevil)

Cerambyx cerdo (capricorn beetle)

Leptura quadrifasciata (longhorn beetle)

Cantharis fusca (soldier beetle)

Cantharis livida (soldier beetle)

Cantharis oscura (soldier beetle)

Cantharis rufa (soldier beetle)

Cantharis lateralis (soldier beetle)

Elater ferrugineus (rusty click beetle)

Cicindela campestris (green tiger beetle)

Cicindela sylvatica (wood tiger beetle)

Buprestis rustica (jewel beetle) [Buprestis 8-guttata survives as octoguttata]

Dytiscus latissimus (diving beetle)

Carabus coriaceus (ground beetle)

Carabus granulatus (ground beetle)

Carabus nitens (ground beetle)

Carabus hortensis (ground beetle)

Carabus violaceus (ground beetle)

Tenebrio molitor (mealworm)

Meloe algiricus (blister beetle)

Meloe proscarabaeus (blister beetle)

Meloe spec (blister beetle)

Mordela aculeata (tumbling glower beetle)

Necydalis major (longhorn beetle)

Staphylinus erythropterus (rove beetle)

Forficula auricularia (common earwig)

Blatta orientalis (Oriental cockroach)

Gryllus campestris (field cricket)

(Hemiptera)

Cicada orni (cicada)

Notonecta glauca (backswimmer)

Nepa cinerea (water scorpion)

Cimex lectularius (bedbug)

Aphis rumici (black aphid)

Aphis craccae (vetch aphid)

Coccus hesperidum (brown scale insect)

Thrips physapus (thrips)

Thrips minutissimum (thrips)

Thrips juniperinus (thrips)

(Lepidoptera)

Papilio paris (Paris peacock butterfly)

Papilio helenus (red Helen butterfly)

Papilio troilus (spicebush swallowtail butterfly)

Papilio deiphobus (Deiphobus swallowtail butterfly)

Papilio polytes (common Mormon butterfly)

Papilio glaucus (eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly)

Papilio memnon (great Mormon butterfly)

Papilio ulysses (Ulysses butterfly)

Papilio machaon (Old World swallowtail butterfly)

Papilio demoleus (lime swallowtail butterfly)

Papilio nireus (blue-banded swallowtail butterfly)

Papilio clytia (common mime butterfly)

Sphinx ligustri (privet hawk-moth)

Sphinx pinastri (pine hawk-moth) [genus Phalaena was suppressed, but seven subgenera created by Linnaeus are now valid as genera]

(Neuroptera)

Libellula depressa (chaser dragonfly)

Libellula quadrimaculata (four-spotted skimmer dragonfly)

Ephemera vulgata (mayfly)

Phryganea grandis (caddisfly)

Hemerobius humulinus (lacewing)

Panorpa communis (scorpionfly)

Panorpa germanica (scorpionfly)

Raphidia ophiopsis (snakefly)

(Hymenoptera)

Cynips quercusfolii (oak gall wasp)

Tenthredo atra (sawfly)

Tenthredo campestris (sawfly)

Tenthredo livida (sawfly)

Tenthredo mesomela (sawfly)

Tenthredo scrophulariae (sawfly)

Ichneumon extensorius (parasitoid wasp)

Ichneumon sarcitorius (parasitoid wasp)

Sphex ichneumoneus (digger wasp)

Vespa crabro (European hornet)

Apis mellifera (honey bee)

Formica fusca (silky ant)

Mutilla europaea (large velvet ant)

(Diptera)

Oestrus ovis (sheep botfly)

Tipula oleracea (marsh cranefly)

Tipula hortorum (cranefly)

Tipula lunata (cranefly)

Musca domestica (housefly)

Tabanus bovinus (pale horsefly)

Tabanus calens (horsefly)

Tabanus bromius (brown horsefly)

Tabanus occidentalis (horsefly)

Tabanus antarcticus (horsefly)

Culex pipiens (house mosquito)

Empis borealis (dance fly)

Empis pennipes (dance fly)

Empis livida (dance fly)

Conops flavipes (thick-headed fly)

Asilus barbarus (robberfly)

Asilus crabroniformis (hornet robberfly)

Bombylius major (bee fly)

Bombylius medius (bee fly)

Bombylius minor (bee fly)

Hippobosca equina (forest fly)

(Aptera)

Lepisma saccharina (silverfish)

Podura aquatica (water springtail)

Termes fatale (termite)

Pediculus humanus (human louse)

Pulex irritans (human flea)

Acarus siro (flour mite)

Phalangium opilio (harvestman)

Araneus angulatus (orb-weaving spider)

Araneus diadematus (European garden spider)

Araneus marmoreus (marbled orbweaver)

Araneus quadratus (four-spotted orbweaver -- last four are by Clerck 1757, some of the very few surviving pre-Linnean names!)

Scorpio maurus (large-clawed scorpion)

Cancer pagurus (brown crab)

Oniscus asellus (common woodlouse)

Scolopendra gigantea (giant centipede)

Scolopendra morsitans (red-headed centipede)

Julus fuscus (millipede)

Julus terrestris (millipede)

"Vermes"

(Intestina)

Gordius aquaticus (horsehair worm)

Lumbricus terrestris (common earthworm)

Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)

Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke)

Hirudo medicinalis (medicinal leech)

Myxine glutinosa (Atlantic hagfish)

Teredo navalis (shipworm)

[shout out to Furia infernalis, a terrifying carnivorous jumping worm that Linnaeus described, but which doesn't seem to actually exist]

(Mollusca)

Limax maximus (leopard slug)

Doris verrucosa (warty nudibranch)

Nereis caerulea (ragworm)

Nereis pelagica (ragworm)

Aphrodita aculeata (sea mouse)

Lernaea cyprinacea (anchor worm)

Scyllaea pelagica (Sargassum nudibranch)

Sepia officinalis (common cuttlefish)

Asterias rubens (common starfish)

Echinus esculentus (edible sea urchin)

(Testacea)

Chiton tuberculatus (West Indian green chiton)

Lepas anatifera (goose barnacle)

Pholas dactylus (common piddock)

Mya arenaria (softshell clam)

Mya truncata (truncate softshell)

Solen vagina (razor clam)

Tellina laevigata (smooth tellin)

Tellina linguafelis (cat-tongue tellin)

Tellina radiata (sunrise tellin)

Tellina scobinata (tellin)

Cardium costatum (ribbed cockle)

Donax cuneatus (wedge clam)

Donas denticulatus (wedge clam)

Donax trunculus (wedge clam)

Venus casina (Venus clam)

Venus verrucosa (warty venus)

Spondylus gaederopus (thorny oyster)

Spondylus regius (thorny oyster)

Chama lazarus (jewel box shell)

Chama gryphoides (jewel box shell)

Arca noae (Noah's ark shell)

Ostrea edulis (edible oyster)

Anomia aurita (saddle oyster)

Anomia ephippium (saddle oyster)

Anomia hysterita (saddle oyster)

Anomia lacunosa (saddle oyster)

Anomia spec (saddle oyster)

Anomia striatula (saddle oyster)

Mytilus edulis (blue mussel)

Pinna muricata (pen shell)

Pinna nobilis (fan mussel)

Pinna rudis (rough pen shell)

Argonauta argo (argonaut)

Nautilus pompilius (chambered nautilus)

Conus ammiralis (admiral cone snail)

Conus aulicus (princely cone snail)

Conus aurisiacus (cone snail)

Conus betulinus (betuline cone snail)

Conus bullatus (bubble cone snail)

Conus capitaneus (captain cone snail)

Conus cedonulli (cone snail)

Conus ebraeus (black-and-white cone snail)

Conus figulinus (fig cone snail)

Conus genuanus (garter cone snail)

Conus geographus (geographer cone snail)

Conus glaucus (glaucous cone snail)

Conus granulatus (cone snail)

Conus imperialis (imperial cone snail)

Conus litteratus (lettered cone snail)

Conus magus (magical cone snail)

Conus marmoreus (marbled cone snail)

Conus mercator (trader cone snail)

Conus miles (soldier cone snail)

Conus monachus (monastic cone snail)

Conus nobilis (noble cone snail)

Conus nussatella (cone snail)

Conus princeps (prince cone snail)

Conus spectrum (spectrecone snail)

Conus stercusmuscarum (fly-specked cone snail)

Conus striatus (striated cone snail)

Conus textile (cloth-of-gold cone snail)

Conus tulipa (tulip cone snail)

Conus varius (freckled cone snail)

Conus virgo (cone snail)

Cypraea tigris (tiger cowry shell)

Bulla ampulla (Pacific bubble shell)

Voluta ebraea (Hebrew volute)

Voluta musica (music volute)

Buccinum undatum (common whelk)

Strombus pugilis (fighting conch)

Murex tribulus (caltrop murex)

Trochus maculatus (maculated top shell)

Turbo acutangulus (turban shell)

Turbo argyrostomus (silver-mouth turban shell)

Turbo chrystostomus (gold-mouth turban shell)

Turbo marmoratus (green turban shell)

Turbo petholatus (turban shell)

Turbo sarmaticus (giant turban shell)

Helix lucorum (Mediterranean snail)

Helix pomatia (Roman snail)

Nerita albicilla (blotched nerite)

Nerita chamaeleon (nerite)

Nerita exuvia (snakeskin nerite)

Nerita grossa (nerite)

Nerita histrio (nerite)

Nerita peloronta (bleeding tooth)

Nerita plicata (nerite)

Nerita polita (nerite)

Nerita undata (nerite)

Haliotis asinina (ass-ear abalone)

Haliotis marmorata (marbled abalone)

Haliotis midae (South African abalone)

Haliotis parva (canaliculate abalone)

Haliotis tuberculata (green ormer)

Haliotis varia (common abalone)

Patella caerulea (Mediterranean limpet)

Patella pellucida (blue-rayed limpet)

Patella vulgata (European limpet)

Dentalium elephantinum (elephant tusk)

Dentalium entale (tusk shell)

[genus Serpula is still in use with none of its original species]

(Lithophyta)

Tubipora musica (organ pipe coral)

Millepora alcicornis (sea ginger fire coral)

Madrepora oculata (zigzag stone coral)

(Zoophyta)

Isis hippuris (sea bamboo)

Isis ochracea (sea bamboo)

Gorgonia flabellum (Venus fan)

Gorgonia ventalina (purple sea fan)

Alcyonium bursa (soft coral)

Alcyonium digitatum (dead man's fingers)

Tubularia indivisa (oaten ipes hydroid)

Corallina officinalis (coralline red alga)

Sertularia argentea (sea fern)

Sertularia cupressoides (hydroid)

Pennatula phosphorea (sea pen)

Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)

Volvox globator (colonial alga)

[genus Hydra is still in use with none of its original species]

[thegrandimago]

This is the 12th installment of 'Since I've Been Gone'. Taken on 2019 3rd August, this is a white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata). I like how they feed; they will hover while doing so. However, it's clear this one just wanted to rest. As a pollinator, it's good to show them some respect. Oh, and don't call them "hummingbird moths", those are Eurasian. #animal #animals #wildlife #insect #insects #nature #texaswildlife #texasinsects #moth #moths #mothsandbutterflies #hawkmoth #sphinxmoth #whitelinedsphinx #hyles #hyleslineata #arthropoda #arthropod #insectagram #imago #lepidoptera #sphingidae #pollinators (at Coppell, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUBC0j3sgfB/?utm_medium=tumblr

[wingedjewels]

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)

[chained-to-the-mirror]

The Animalock Masterpost

So, here’s a list of all the Animalock drawings I’ve done. There are so many! And more still to come. I’ll try to update this every now and then.

Siamese and ginger cat

Red Irish setter and corgi

Otter and hedgehog

Bunnies

Porgs

Mice

Penguins

Goats

Elephants

Geese

Horse and pony

Foxes

Red pandas

Honey badgers

Bees

Bats

Owls

Deer

Raccoons

Wolf and black jaguar

Monkey and lemur

Geckos

Meerkats

Guinea pigs

Eagles

Llama and alpaca

Frogs

Lambs

Fennec foxes

Sparrow and hummingbird

Reindeer

Manx cats

Koalas

Squirrels

Piglets

Dolphins

Assassin bugs, Gila monsters, midwife toads, Komodo dragons, Epaulette sharks and naked mole rats

Giraffes

Doves

Afghan hound and Jack Russell terrier

Capybaras

Chipmunks

Skunks

Goldfish

Minks

Sloths

Hippos

Pandas

Ducks

Dik-diks

Humpback whale and sperm whale

Puffins

Pelicans

Seahorses

Cavalier King Charles spaniels

Pronghorns

Numbats

Sharks

Kinkajous

Goshawk and peregrine

Ferrets

Unicorns

Kangaroos

Seals

Bloodhound and Yorkie

Tortoises

Tigers

Okapis

Lions

Cats (again)

Mandarin ducks

Polar bears

Bears

Snails

Rats

Octopodes

Pikas

Pudus

Peacock and pheasant

Donkeys

Parakeets

Platypuses

Pugs

Orcas

Clownfish

Butterfly and moth

Rottweiler and bullmastiff

Flamingos

Earthworms

African wild dogs

Sand cats

Bluebirds

Parrots

Indian elephants 

Beavers

Weasels

Wagtails

Wolverines

Skylarks

Hedgehogs (Sherlock is also a hedgehog)

Rhinos

Turkey vultures

Bushdogs

Lynxes

Dinosaurs

Common lizards

Impalas

Arctic foxes

Fossa

Blackbirds

Quokkas

Possums

Quails

Roedeer

Chinchillas

Zebra duikers

Black rain frogs

Groundhogs

Jackrabbits

Storks

Malayan tapirs

Ravens

Armadillos

Salamanders

Camels

Otters (John is also an otter)

Opisthotheuthis adorabilis

Crows

Wallabies

Marmots

Zebras

Cassowaries

Cats (again and again)

Leopard ferrets

Honey bees

Saimaa ringed seals

Long neck turtles

Bobcat and house cat

Banded mongeese

Dormice

Jackalopes

Toucans

Pink fairy armadillos

Walruses

Albino puppies

Mountain goats

Ducklings

Fox cubs

Deer and bunny

Baby penguins

Jackals

Caterpillars

Bunnies

Maras

Blue footed boobies

Korean crow-tits

Chinese water deer

Baby wild boars

Baby monkeys

Ladybugs

Flying squirrels

Woodpeckers

Emus

Seagulls

Egyptian maus

Coyotes

Highland cows

Ocelots

Sandpipers

Ball pythons

Rainbow trouts

Baby owls

Swift foxes

Hummingbirds (John is also a hummingbird)

Himalayan marmots (again)

Starfish

Ibex

Axolotls

Black melanistic barn owls

Miniature dachshunds

Greek shepherd dogs

Golden pheasants

Caracals

Kittens (again?)

Mongolian wild horses

Pygmy jerboas

Aardwolf pups

Piglets (again)

African pygmy goats

Manatees

Stork-beaked kingfishers

Baby bisons

Kakapos

Pied tamarins

Puppies (possibly golden retrievers)

Springhares

Mice (again)

Fawns

Chicks

Corsac foxes

Baby jacanas

Fennec fox pups

Muskrats

Kowaris

Leatherback turtles

Glass frogs

Borzoi and Staffordshire bull terrier

Norway lemmings

Llamas

Manatees (again)

Werewolves (worgen)

Sea lion pups

Giant panda cubs

Lion cubs

Vervet monkeys

Kittens (again)

Shiba Inu puppies

Eurasian jackdaws

Pink robins

Bunnies (again!)

Little blue penguins

Suffolk sheep

Polar bear cubs

Owl Sherlock and fox cub John

Baby meerkats

African penguins

French bulldog puppies

Cockatoos

Sun bears

Bunnies (YET AGAIN)

Scottish folds

Baby red pandas

Seal cubs

Red squirrels

Kittens (again!)

Baby capybaras

Jaguars

More puppies

Roosters

Cygnets

Donkeys (again)

Kittens (YET AGAIN)

Fruit bats

Puppy Sherlock and bunny John

Piping plover chicks

Bunny Sherlock and puppy John

Grasshoppers

More to come. I’m very grateful to anyone who has prompted me, I’m really enjoying myself :)

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[onenicebugperday]

@philoursmars submitted: Un joli sphinx (lequel, cher ONPD ?) butine des œillets en Auvergne...

Philoursmars

Boy they really do look like hummingbirds while in flight! This one looks like a Eurasian hummingbird hawkmoth, Macroglossum stellatarum :)

[petec9099]

Before we left this morning we were treated to the sight of a Barn Owl hunting in the field at the end of the garden. Eventually, it perched in a tree.

Our first stop this morning was Kelling Heath in search of Dartford Warbler. This specialised habitat is never prolific for birds but has a specialised population that cannot be seen elsewhere. We located a suitable area and waited for the birds to show themselves, but without luck. A conversation with local told us that they had bred here but seem to have moved on in the last couple of weeks.

Our next stop was for refreshment at the Old Reading room in Kelling. This rather unique combination of a second-hand bookshop, art gallery and tea shop made a pleasant break.

Driving West along the coast we came to the small reserve and bird observatory at Walsey Hills. There was little bird life in the scrub, but we did find 4 Little Grebes and a Green Sandpiper on the small lake.

Continuing west we arrived at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust at Cley Marshes.

A Peregrine Falcon flushed the ducks and wading birds as we approached the marsh. From the hides, we saw Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper along with more common waders.

Green Sandpiper

Little Ringed Plover

Lapwing (left), Pied Avocet (Top Right) and Ruff (Bottom Right)

Back at our cottage, we found a Hummingbird Hawkmoth resting on the cottage wall.

  Greylag Goose [sp] (Anser anser) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca) Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Common Pheasant [sp] (Phasianus colchicus) Little Grebe [sp] (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Great Cormorant [sp] (Phalacrocorax carbo) Common Buzzard [sp] (Buteo buteo) Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra) Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Little Ringed Plover [sp] (Charadrius dubius) Whimbrel [sp] (Numenius phaeopus) Eurasian Curlew [sp] (Numenius arquata) Black-tailed Godwit [sp] (Limosa limosa) Ruff (Calidris pugnax) Common Snipe [sp] (Gallinago gallinago) Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Common Redshank [sp] (Tringa totanus) Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) European Herring Gull [sp] (Larus argentatus) Lesser Black-backed Gull [sp] (Larus fuscus) Stock Dove [sp] (Columba oenas) Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus) Western Barn Owl [sp] (Tyto alba) Tawny Owl [sp] (Strix aluco) Great Spotted Woodpecker [sp] (Dendrocopos major) Common Kestrel [sp] (Falco tinnunculus) Peregrine Falcon [sp] (Falco peregrinus) Western Jackdaw [sp] (Coloeus monedula) Rook [sp] (Corvus frugilegus) Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone) Barn Swallow [sp] (Hirundo rustica) Common House Martin [sp] (Delichon urbicum) Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula) White Wagtail [sp] (Motacilla alba)

Small White (Artogeia rapae) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)

Humming-bird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)

Norfolk journey 2018: Day 3 Before we left this morning we were treated to the sight of a Barn Owl hunting in the field at the end of the garden.

[irradiatedsnakes]

oh yeah, that ask reminded me- since i typed out the whole list for artfight, here's all of my mp100 furry assignments ! theres still a small handful i need to figure out, but this is most of em :]

mob - eurasian tree sparrow

reigen - "acheroraptor" (microraptor)

dimple - kitty :)

ritsu - house sparrow

teru - aardwolf

tome - jumping bean moth

shou - vermilion flycatcher

serizawa - black myotis bat

tsubomi - thylacine

mezato - black & rufous elephant shrew

toichiro - eastern kingbird

minegishi - kunpengopterus

shimazaki - southern black racer

shibata - zuul (the ankylosaur, not the ghostbusters monster)

hatori - buff old german owl pigeon

joseph - spinner shark

musashi - cow

sagawa - leopard seal

yamamura - horse

kumagawa - great white shark

onigawara - red kangaroo

shimura - volcano hummingbird

inukawa - shiba inu

saruta - nepal gray langur

kijibayashi - ring-necked pheasant

takenaka - dusky dolphin

hoshino - pteranodon

asahi - ?

kurosaki - ?

kaito & daichi - duck-billed platypus

mitsuura - ?

mogami - carrion crow

shinra - capybara

minori - ?

kamuro - ?

tokugawa - ?

roshuuto - numbat

hoshida - river otter

sakurai - blue-spotted tree monitor

koyama - green iguana

matsuo - aye aye

mukai - ?

tsuchiya - ?

muraki - ?

terada - striped skunk

ishiguro - an octopus of some kind probably

[onenicebugperday]

@hishap submitted: I see hummingbird hawk moths frequently outside but can never take a good picture 'cause they never stay still. Then the other day I found this one just chilling inside so of course we had to take this opportunity to take pictures! Moth has been released after the photoshoot ^^

(Location : France ; both pics taken by my dad)

LOOK at how precious, my goodness. Those antennae are especially good. Glad they were safely released to go live their best moth life :)