Rare bird-like insect spotted in Hunan   

湖南发现罕见四不像昆虫：像鸟像蜂又像蝶

常德一摄影师在该市桃源县枫树乡一池塘边拍摄蝴蝶时，拍摄到一只被称为昆虫世界里“四不像”的蜂鸟鹰蛾。这种像鸟、像蜂、像蝶、像蛾的“四不像”是产于美国的稀有昆虫，在中国较为罕见。[查看全文]

(ECNS) – A local photographer on a trip Sunday morning to shoot butterflies happened upon a rare hummingbird hawk-moth by a pond in Maple County of Changde, Hunan province.

The hummingbird moth, nicknamed a "four-in-one" in the insect world, falls between bird, bee, butterfly and moth.

Like butterflies, they have tentacles and a long tongue. They also emit an audible hum like a bee, but can suspend in the air to sip nectar. They fly and move just like hummingbirds, and can fly backward.

These day-flying moths are often seen in North America, but are quite rare in China.