This photo was taken short before dusk and a thunderstorm was about to start; despite the rain this agil hawk moth was hovering upon the Geranium (Pelargonium).mothMacroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Taubenschwnzchen)[confirmed by Manuel Valdueza, 2012, based on photos]Subfamily: MacroglossinaeFamily: Sphingidae (hawk moths, Schwrmer)Suborder: GlossataOrder: Lepidoptera (butterflies, Schmetterlinge)plantGenus: Pelargonium (Geranium, Geranie)Family: GeraniaceaeNE-Slovakia, Slovak Paradise (Slovak: Slovensk raj) National Park: vic. Cingov, ca. 500m asl., 24.06.2012________________________________________________________________________100mm 2.8 (canon L), 1/250s, f/16, ISO400, 0EV, internal flashIMG_1194
