In the Lepidoptera order of the animal kingdom, it’s butterflies who get all the glory. But we’d argue it’s their relatives, moths, that have the better story. With more than 160,000 species of moths around the world, moths outnumber butterfly species roughly 10 to 1. While most are nocturnal, the hummingbird hawk-moth on our homepage today breaks the mold. Found throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe, it’s shown here in the daylight of southern Sardinia, sipping nectar with its straw-like appendage known as a proboscis. Like a hummingbird, the moth makes a soft buzzing sound as it hovers over the flowers whose nectar it feeds on exclusively.
Let’s go mothing
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Happy Boxing Day!
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International Zebra Day
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National Bison Month
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Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
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A star blows a bubble
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World Bee Day
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Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
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New York City skyline
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National Lighthouse Day
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples