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It hovers at flowers, but it is not a hummingbird
The hummingbird hawk-moth hovers while drinking nectar through its long proboscis. Found across Eurasia, it flies during the day and can resemble a tiny bird at a flower. The resemblance is an example of convergent evolution, rather than a close relationship with birds.
A hovering shape at a flower may belong to a moth.
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