Hummingbird Hawkmoth – Bird Ecology Study Group

9 Jun 2016

Hummingbird Hawkmoth failed to survive eclosion

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna, Videography | 0

After my failure to video the eclosion of the Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum sitiene) but success in documenting the adult moth probing for nectar from flowers of Wild Water Plum (Wrightia religiosa), see LINK, I managed to obtain another pupa from … Continued

10 Apr 2016

My experience with the Hummingbird Hawkmoth

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Butterflies and Moths, Fauna | 0

“Foo Jit Leang passed me a pupa of Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum sitiene) on 13th March 2016. The next day he messaged me that the pupa would probably eclose on the evening of the next day. As luck would have it, … Continued

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