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Among its remarkable aspects are being a daytime moth, being somewhat large (about an inch long), and flying just like a hummingbird. It acts just like a hummingbird too, in its preference for nectar. Rather than a long, thin bill, the moth has a long, thin proboscis (that long skinny thing on the left).
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The moth has homed in on the nectar, and the proboscis goes to the heart of the matter.
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So what does any animal do with a proboscis that is longer than its own legs? Why, the hummingbird moth curls it up, not unlike an elephant with a trunk.
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Photography note: The photos were taken with a Pentax *ist D and the SMC-A* 200mm macro lens.
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