As you know, my country does not produce any kind of hummingbird . The "hummingbird" sightings in various places are basically fluttering moth at work. I used to be a good teacher on this issue, but recently I realized that my brick family made the mistake of "a bottle is not as full as half a bottle". I learned from my mistakes and had this article. Please forgive me for learning and selling now.
: A few days ago, a friend posted a video of "hummingbird" lingering among the blue flower elixirs in the fat circle. Later, he commented, "Oh Hummingbird Hawk Moth , long beaked moth, Hummingbird Butterfly Moth , thank you for your popular science if you have increased your knowledge." So I added in a profound way, "Let's listen to me, this is called Little Beak Hawk Moth ". For many years, I have always thought that the north looks like this, just a "little bean". If it weren't for netizens @小 Erlan for advice, I would never have thought that I would have misunderstood this time...
Figure 1 Green-backed long-beaked hawk moth/Macroglossum bombylans
Figure 2 The one I took was also the Green-backed long-beaked hawk moth
The slightest mistake may not be a huge mistake. Horse family is correct, and the long-beaked genus is also correct, but that is Green-backed long-beaked horoscope , not the small beaded horoscope. Don’t worry about the details, just check 3 points: ① “ top of the head, back of the chest and abdomen, dark green ”, such as the feather color of Liuying , hence the name “green back”; ② “ hind wings are dark brown, with orange and yellow spots in the middle ”, which will only be revealed when flying, and when still, the hind wings converge and nothing can be seen. long-beaked hammoth is the virtue of this; ③ “ hind wings have white horizontal lines on the back of the 6th section of the abdomen, ”, which is very eye-catching. Now when you watch the video, are you seeing them at first sight?
Figure 3 Macroglossum stellatarum
Figure 4 Little Beaked Hawk Moth
Little Beaked Hawk Moth also looks very much like "hummingbird", and "hummingbird hawk moth" comes from its English name "hummingbird hawk-moth". I think there are three significant differences from "green back": ① The "back" is not as gray as the "green back"; ② " hind wings orange-yellow ", only " base and outer edges have dark brown strips ", which can be ignored; ③ There is no white horizontal lines or is not obvious at the "tail". I took a video in the past. Because the distance is too far, it is difficult to distinguish whether there are white horizontal lines on the "tail" of the moth . However, judging from the "big orange" on the hind wings, it is probably "little beans". The proportion of orange-yellow spots on the hind wings of the "green back" is very small, and this effect cannot be achieved.
Figure 5 Black long-beaked hawk moth/Macroglossum pyrrhostita
Figure 6 Macroglossum nycterish
According to industry insiders, common people in the north are Black long-beaked hawk moth and M. nycterishml3, which are known as the "four major hawk moths" together with "Xiaodou" and "Qinghou". M. nycteris has not been included in the Chinese Animal Chronicle. Because its forewing has obvious bulges on the outer edge, it is named by enthusiasts as a skeleton long-beaked hammoth . Both have wider yellow horizontal bands, the former is slightly orange, and the latter is pure yellow; the former has dark vertical lines on the back of the abdomen, while the latter does not. If the "hummingbird" you encounter has yellow spots, or one of the two, then look at whether there is a vertical line on the "back" and you will generally know who it is. If you can't see clearly, shoot it down.
Figure 7 Coffee winged horn moth/Cephonodes hylas
Figure 8 Sweet potato horn moth/Agrius convolvuli
Not all flower-visiting moths that can cosplay hummingbirds belong to long-beaked horn moth. The southern coffee winged wing moth is also one of the famous "hummingbirds". I believe all friends have heard of it as long as I do. Its color is gorgeous and its transparent wings are a bit more elegant, and its appearance makes all long-beaked gaze moths out of reach. In contrast, Sweet Potato Moth also has the ability to hover wings, but because of its large and clumsy body and insufficient skills in flashing and moving, it is difficult to associate it with the small and agile "hummingbird".What's more, this guy likes to appear at sunrise and dusk, and rarely gets involved in cities, so it's hard to encounter it, so there's a reason for not being famous.
Figure 9 Hummingbird
I have been talking about fake "hummingbird" for a long time, and finally I will put a photo of a real hummingbird, which is really a bit similar to a moth. I won’t discuss which kind of hummingbird type. Everything is too much or too little. There should be a limit to “seeking knowledge”. Zhuangzi said, “ My life is boundless, but knowledge is boundless. With the limitless, it is almost impossible to follow the limitless, and ”. I would like to encourage you. Over.
