Bee Hawkmoth in Aerial Refueling クロスキバホウジャクの吸蜜ホバリング

A bee hawk-moth (Hemaris affinis) in the family Sphingidae, hovering for nectars over the flowerbed of pink sorrel (Oxalis articulata). Early-June 2008 in Japan.
http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/lh/photo/Y1BEfI03H7uhu5lXWyFX0Q?feat=directlink

民家の花壇にて。紫の花は南米原産の帰化植物イモカタバミ（カタバミ科）と教えて頂きました。静止画同時撮影のAFレスポンスが遅いのはご愛嬌。スポーツモードで撮るべき­だったか？

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• bee
• hawk
• moth
• hawkmoth
• hovering
• drink
• nectar
• feed
• クロスキバホウジャク
• スズメガ科
• 吸蜜
• 訪花
• ホバリング
• 空中静止

[Bullseyearchery]

Hi,

This is actually a broard-borded bee Hawk moth. It has a dark brown band in the abdomen and also has clear wings.

Thanks.

[sigma1920]

hi, i appreciate ur helpful comment very much.

as a foreigner, it is always hard for me to find the english common name of a japanese bug.

i did some goole searches and now i know that the "broard-borded bee hawkmoth" is actually Hemaris fuciformis while this one shown here was identified as a different species, Hemaris affinis.

and it looks like H. affinis has no english name yet cuz their distribution is limited to jpn, the russian far east and northeastern china.

[sigma1920]

anyway, i will edit the vid title and info a little.

thx again!!

[thesilentpsychogirl]

I saw these guys in Osaka last year in the fall! My boyfriend and I thought that they were hummingbirds too, lol. To find out that they were moths is really something! I'm sure my boyfriend wont believe me when I tell him :) thanks for the video - it really brings back great memories!

[sigma1920]

u r welcome.

i love their tireless hovering maneuvers. :D

thx for watching!

[suegreenbar]

Great stuff!! loved it!

[ksionc100]

cute insect but kind of clumsy compared to my favourite Hummingbird Hawk-moth

[wildalienplanet]

thanx you too for watching it. :)

[sigma1920]

thx!

i loved ur vid very much.