White-lined sphinx — Hyles lineata
Unlike most butterflies with their relatively small, slender bodies, larger, broader wing surfaces, and resultantly slow and fluttering flight, White-lined Sphinx moths with their large, plump bodies and relatively smaller wing surfaces must beat their wings very fast in order to stay aloft. Although they are constructed very differently from hummingbirds, White-lined Sphinx moths are able to hover hummingbird-like in mid-air as they sip flower nectar due to their similarly rapidly beating wings.
Unlike most butterflies with their relatively small, slender bodies, larger, broader wing surfaces, and resultantly slow and fluttering flight, White-lined Sphinx moths with their large, plump bodies and relatively smaller wing surfaces must beat their wings very fast in order to stay aloft. Although they are constructed very differently from hummingbirds, White-lined Sphinx moths are able to hover hummingbird-like in mid-air as they sip flower nectar due to their similarly rapidly beating wings.
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