Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Petit Planet Creature

At a glance

How to catch Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Use the Insect Net. The exact approach depends on the creature’s category and, for shore-dwellers, its species type.

1. Equip the Insect Net and approach the creature at eye level or on the ground.
2. Most insects can be caught with a simple net swipe; slow down if the species is skittish.
3. Check tree trunks, flowers, shrubs, crops and aerial spaces — the habitat column tells you where this species spawns.

Where and when to find it

Habitat: Aerial. Distribution: Hexia.

Season: Year-Round. Time: Daytime. Weather: Any Weather. If two of those tags are restrictive, check the creature tracker before you set out.

Omnipedia

Grassland Zone · Macroglossum stellatarum

In biology, the incredible similarity in appearance and habits between the invertebrate Hummingbird Hawkmoth and the vertebrate hummingbird is called "convergent evolution." It's generally believed that, given highly similar environments, different species will evolve the same functional traits and gradually "converge." At the same time, because these convergent creatures occupy similar ecological niches, they generally do not co-occur.

In other words, where there are Hummingbird Hawkmoths, it's unlikely that you'll see any hummingbirds.