Walking the edge of the forest, or admiring the flower bed on a warm summer evening, you can witness the extraordinary spectacle surprising: over a flower ... hummingbird flutters.But as a man of sense, he immediately reassured himself: these birds are not found in our latitudes.So what is it - an insect, like a hummingbird, or is it the nature gone mad?There just are no miracles!
amazing insects, like the hummingbird
And if you've seen a miracle, you know, you met with the family of hawk moths butterfly, which has more than a thousand species.Yet they are called yazykanami.Indeed, this insect, like a hummingbird, easily confused with the Australian bird.The body of the butterfly is very powerful and quite large.Hyles considered the best fliers among cheshuychatokrylyh.They can reach speeds of 50 kilometers per hour.They feed on flower nectar, floating in the air over a flower.Revelers spread around the world, they live in the tropics, and in Siberia, and in the Crimea.Although these nocturnal butterflies are considered pests, they can often meet in the afternoon.As mentioned above, their main food is nectar, but there are instances that do not eat anything at all, because they have underdeveloped proboscis.And, therefore, this kind of hawk moths live very long after mating and laying eggs butterfly die.The appearance of butterflies, birds are very beautiful, and, by the way, no less beautiful are the caterpillars.Usually, they are very large and brightly colored, and the rear end of the body is seen horn.If we take this into the hands of a caterpillar, it is compressed and begins to twitch from side to side, trying to scare off enemies.And some also shrill squeak.Let's get acquainted with some of these wonderful species of butterflies.
Hyles Antey
In South and Central America, the largest representative of the usual hawk moths - Hyles Antey.And indeed, this insect, like a hummingbird (photos presented in the article), can be confused with the bird - it has a wingspan of about 18 centimeters.Color butterflies really, "bird" - gray-brown with a yellow pattern on the sides and on the edge of the wings.They fly all year round, the good climate allows.Caterpillar Anthea is very large, yellow-green stripes.
Daphnis Nerii
This extraordinarily beautiful butterfly!Wingspan relatively small - 100-158 mm.The body and wings are covered with a complex pattern.So butterfly easier to hide.Flying insects from July to October.It lives in Africa and Asia, it is rare in Europe.Caterpillars feed on oleander and periwinkle.Although these plants are poisonous, hazardous substances do not accumulate in the body of the insect, making it vulnerable to predators.
Hyles' Totenkopf ยป
this butterfly you are certainly not once met.Learn it can be awesome at drawing on the chest in the form of a human skull.Actually, because of the said image, and it got its name.Every spring, this insect, like a hummingbird arrives to us from Africa to breed, but the butterfly winters in their homeland, as our winters are too severe for them.It flies from July to October.He lives nearby potato fields.It feeds on flower nectar and just loves honey.So often it flies into beehives for the delicacy.Caterpillar food plants are Solanaceae.
winged beetle, like a hummingbird
Yes, sometimes they are also confused with beetles because of impressive size, and make sounds.These are amazing revelers: squeak, like honey and posing as birds.And how many more unusual keeps nature!
