Not quite finished with tongues. Moths, like butterflies, can have very long ones- in fact the world record for proboscis length is held by a hawk moth (280 mm.) These are not so long but still impressive. Amerila astreus Arctiinae; Asota ficus Aganainae; Macroglossum sitiene a humming bird moth, Sphingidae; and a day-flying moth possibly Pompelon marginata Zygaenidae #moths #insects #nature
We get quite a few Humming Bird Hawk moths in our garden. I tried for ages to get a decent shot of one with its proboscis coiled!
Then my subject obliged by doing something I have never seen one do before, it settled for a rest!
I'm strictly a stills man, myself but I can see the attraction of video for this sort of subject. I'm still after a really good, sharp shot of one with a coiled proboscis.
I've started growing Eupatorium Cannabinium in the garden, which is even more of a butterfly/moth magnet than Buddleia (with the major advantage that it's native rather than a foreign invasive species!). It seems not only to attract the creatures but to send them into a stupor after they have fed on it (bit like me after Sunday lunch) thus making them slow moving, dozy, apt to settle for a rest and thus much easier to snap!
@Paulos_the_fog Great shots. Yes, I've several times seen them resting (at night, like most people) but never got a good shot of them in action. Video is so much easier!