Mark McCaughrean on Nostr: And at the other end of the spectrum of acceptable photographic quality, there's this ...

And at the other end of the spectrum of acceptable photographic quality, there's this beast, briefly-glimpsed while flitting around at high speed.

But as it's a completely new species for me, I'm claiming it – I think it's a broad-bordered bee hawkmoth (Hemaris fuciformis; 🇩🇪 Hummelschwärmer).

The overall colouration seems right 👍

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