Springdale Hawk Moths

Sphingidae hawk moths are distinguished by their ability to hover in the air above the flower, extracting nectar with the help of a long proboscis. These are mainly twilight and nocturnal butterflies.

These are large or medium-sized butterflies. The body is powerful, cigar-shaped, often tapered at the end. The wings are narrow, elongated, their span is from 30 to 200 mm, most species have 80-100 mm.

The proboscis is usually very long, exceeds several times the length of the body, but in some hawk moth it is reduced and they do not feed, living off the reserves of nutrients accumulated at the caterpillar stage.

All representatives of the family are heat-loving insects, but many species are active migrants and fly into territories lying much to the north of their breeding grounds. They are able to fly over seas and mountain ranges (more than 3,500 m high).