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Colibri Butterfly

Noord Holland,
Nederland


This moth is one of the fastest flying insects in the world.
Some people call them Buterflies
It is amazing to watch them get the nectar from a flower without having to sit on it, they use like a long tube or tongue.
This is the first time I ever saw one on a farm in Middenmeer.
This is actually a Hummingbird Moth (Sphinx Moth family). They hover and look very much like a small Hummingbird - part of their defensive mimicry strategy.
You can see the antennae sticking-up in a "V" above its head.
it uses well over 70% of its energy shaking it's wings.
I tell you it was not easy to get a sharp photo of this insect,my camera went crazy, this is my best one of many.