Big influx of Hummingbird Hawk-moths in Finland

Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum is a beautiful and fascinating moth. I've never seen it before or at least I can't say that I have ever identified it before untill today, when I saw one individual in Hatanpää Arboretum in Tampere. It really reminded me on those Hummingbirds that I saw a year ago in Las Vegas.
If you have not seen this moth yet, you have now a very good opportunity, as Hummingbird Hawk-moths have a biggest influx since 1995 here in Finland. Just go somewhere where's flowers, especially Fall Phlox's (Phlox paniculata), also known as Perennial Phlox and Garden Phlox, or syysleimu in Finnish. These moths seem to love these flowers.

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