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Posted: **Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:26 am**

Those of you who expected to see shots of my girlfriend sunbathing in a G-string, I'll have to dissapoint!

I'm talking butterflies here!

This is the colibri butterfly, or Macroglossum stellatarum. It's a butterfly that travels over great distances and originates in southern Europe and North Africa. Lately they come up north in greater numbers!

They are really cool, look a bit like colibri's and make a loud hummingsound with their little wings...

Difficult to catch on camera, as it moves constantly!

I saw it for the first time in the south of France, but they seem to like my belgian flowers too...

Cheers,

Omag

Posted: **Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:38 am**

Strange-looking things.

Nice pics Omag, nicely captured!

Posted: **Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:41 am**

Like tiny humming birds. Fascinating. Nicely done old chap.

Posted: **Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:58 am**

Well taken shots. Brilliant...

Posted: **Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:51 pm**

Very good. And interesting. Looks like a Moth to me though.

Posted: **Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:36 pm**

Great Shots, Kris!!

Posted: **Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:22 am**

Looks like a Moth to me though.

It is. The Humming Bird Hawk Moth. http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/guide/atoz/h/hummingbirdhawkmoth.asp

De Havilland named an aircraft after it. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/vhunw.html

Posted: **Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:20 am**

In which case I'm not sure whether it's better than the monsterous great pink moth I saw at the window a few weeks ago.

Posted: **Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:23 am**

It requires a GREAT amount of skill to capture something like that . . I admire that! Beautiful shots!

Posted: **Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:25 am**

I've seen one of those strange thing here in Germany in my garden too.
I've never seen one like this before

Posted: **Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:49 pm**

It's only since 2 years I see them here in Belgium... wicked, isn't it?

Posted: **Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:24 pm**

Brilliant, truly brilliant!

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