Hello everyone!
Today I want to tell you a story about a fantastic butterfly. It watched me while I was working in the garden two days ago. Its Latin name is Agrius convolvuli. It is also called the convolvulus hawk-moth (Sphingidae).
Before sunset, I cut the faded flowers in the flowerbed and, glancing at the garden gate, suddenly noticed that someone was watching me. From a distance, it seemed to me that it was a bat! I looked closer and saw that it was a butterfly. The hawk-moth sat on the wooden garden gate and looked at me. It was fun and a little scary at the same time. I have never seen such a large butterfly with such big eyes. π
Maybe this butterfly is some kind of spy agent? Look how it watches my house. π
Later, I read that this hawk-moth is among the largest-sized moths, with a wingspan sometimes exceeding 120β160 mm. Unfortunately, I was not lucky enough to see its wingspan, but I trust the scientists. So I did not bother the butterfly, and after taking these photos, I continued to work in my garden.
By the way, in my garden, I have often seen the butterfly, which looks like that small hummingbird, coming to taste the nectar of the fragrant phlox. However, this "giant" visited me for the first time. The convolvulus hawk-moth looks like an alien. π½ What do you think of this one? π
Nature is truly amazing!
If you are interested in different types of butterflies, in particular from family of Sphingidae, you can read and see here all Ukrainian Sphingidae. Thank you for reading. Have a lovely weekend!
ΠΡΠΈΠ²ΡΡ, Π΄ΡΡΠ·Ρ!
ΠΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊ-ΡΠΏΠΈΠ³ΡΠ½ Π·Π°Π²ΡΡΠ°Π² Π½Π΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π½ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅ Π² Π³ΠΎΡΡΡ, Π°Π±ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΡΡΠΈΡΠΈ, ΡΠΊ Ρ ΠΏΡΠ°ΡΡΡ Π² ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΊΡ, Π·ΡΡΠ·Π°ΡΡΠΈ Π·ΡΠ²'ΡΠ»Ρ ΠΊΠ²ΡΡΠΈ. Π₯ΠΎΡΠ°, ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ, Ρ Π½ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ»Π° ΡΠ½ΡΠ° ΠΌΡΡΡΡ? π€ Π― ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π°ΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΉΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π·Π΄Π°Π»Π΅ΠΊΡ Π½Π° ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ Ρ
Π²ΡΡΡΡΡ, Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ Π·Π΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡ, ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π½. ΠΠ»Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠ»Π°ΡΡ Π·Π±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°, ΡΠΎ Π²ΠΈΡΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΡ, ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊ Π· ΡΡΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²Π° Π±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ², ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΠΎ-Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌΡ Π½Π°Π·ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡΡ Agrius convolvuli. Π Π°Π½ΡΡΠ΅ Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ Π±Π°ΡΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π· ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ.
ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ Π²ΡΠ΄ ΡΡ ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠΉ Π½Π° ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΡΡ. Π Π²Π°ΠΌ? ΠΠΈΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡΡ, ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΡΠ· Π½Π°ΠΉΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΡΠ² Π· ΡΡΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²Π° Π±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΊΡΠ², ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Ρ ΡΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΊΡΠΈΠ» 120-160 ΠΌΠΌ. ΠΠ΅Π½Ρ, Π½Π΅ ΠΆΠ°Π»Ρ, Π½Π΅ Π²Π΄Π°Π»ΠΎΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΠ΄ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΡ, Π±ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΉ "Π³ΡΠ³Π°Π½Ρ" Π²Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΠ΄ΡΠ² Π½Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΠΌΠΎ. Π’ΠΎ ΠΆ Ρ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠ°Π»Π° ΠΉΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΡΠ±ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠΈ, Ρ Π·ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ²ΡΠΈ ΡΡ ΡΠΎΡΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΆΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΏΡΠ°ΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΠΈ Π² ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΊΡ.
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