These large and spectacular moths gives great scope for photographers to capture action pictures as they come to feed on flowers. Below are a few of my efforts using high speed flash to record them inflight.

 

All pictures are Copyright of Richard Revels FRPS

 

The Elephant Hawkmoth coming to Honeysuckle flowers.

 

High-speed flash records the wing movements.

 

Elephant Hawkmoth nectaring on Honeysuckle.

 

The day flying Hummingbird Hawkmoth nectaring on Buddleia flowers.

 

Hummingbird Hawkmoth still nectaring on Buddleia.

 

Note how much the wings have bent as this moth hovers @ about 50 wing beats a second.

 

The Hummingbird Hawkmoth will visit a range of garden flowers to nectar.

 

A Broad-bordered Hawkmoth nectaring on Vipers bugloss.

 

Nectaring on Red Valerian.

 

A Broad-bordered Hawkmoth in flight, captured using high speed flash.