butterflies revelers - amazing creatures.They are called "northern hummingbird" because of the huge (for insects) sizes, as well as to the nature of power.Just like miniature tropical birds, butterflies revelers drink the nectar of flowers, hovering over them in flight.Another name for these amazing insects - the Sphinx.
Look at this miracle
Considering pictures of butterflies, unwittingly Hold for their opinion.Their appearance is very unusual.Large furry body is very thick.Somehow it reminds jet.Wingspan an average of ten centimeters!There are individual, five centimeters higher than the average size of copies.The speed of their movement is amazing for butterflies - it can be up to fifty kilometers per hour.On the back and wings clear distinctive pattern that allows to distinguish them from neighbors.After all kinds of butterflies Russia extremely numerous.
Lifestyle
Most of these insects are nightlife.However, some fly in the daytime.The caterpillars of these butterflies have a long process at the end of the body.These horned creatures also have very thick and large bodies.Many butterflies revelers are listed as endangered.In some areas you can see several species of these insects.Podmarennikovy and small wine revelers - extremely bright butterflies, they occur in Russia.In particular, in the Lipetsk region.Hyles-hobotnik (yazykan) really looks like a small bird - especially the children to notice the similarities.
mysterious insects
long been butterflies revelers caused a lot of superstition among the people.This is due, most likely, they are colorful and unusual appearance, size and color, as well as nocturnal.Superstitious people attributed butterflies relationship with evil spirits.Also scare people hawk moths is another feature - the ability to emit a loud enough sound.The mechanism of squeaking and creaking, which can be heard on this butterfly is not clarified until the end.Alfred Bram attributed this property proboscis butterfly.But scientists have yet to understand what is happening with the insects actually.Hyles loves to eat honey.To do this, the butterfly can fearlessly penetrate the bee hive!Some entomologists put forward the version that issued revelers quiet creaking noises like the sound of the queen bee, which have hypnotic effects on bees.This allows the butterfly to divert the attention of insects in the hive and eat honey fearlessly.But even if the bees will attack her, she easily beat off strong wings.But damage to hawk for hives is negligible.Butterfly can not hurt the state apiary - it in no case should not be exterminated.After all, it is a rarity, a unique representative nature.If you happen to find a living hawk flew into the porch or room, try to gently catch it and release into the wild.This will contribute to the preservation of the unique species of beautiful butterflies.Especially do not catch the hawk specially for fun or collectibles.
