La Belle Assemblee, July 1807
My wool is coming out of hiding, which always gives me a moment of pause and trepidation for fear moths have invaded and chewed holes into favorite sweaters. And running into this brief overview about the hawkmoth made me want to share, if only for the bizarre little drawings.
The feed like hummingbirds on nectar, and can be confused with hummingbirds thus their name. They actually look fairly whimsical mid nectar sipping, which is something I never thought I would say about a moth.
More common in the tropics, the sphingidae family of moths are found in every region, large to middling in size, and have a rapid, sustained flying ability.
