found this hummingbird on the Rhazya stricta plant from the Apocynaceae family, but I'm curious about the antenna on its head! Is it really a hummingbird?
This is most probably Hyles livornica, the striped hawk-moth. This is a lepidoptera (moth) not a member of aves (bird).
As Mr. Dolai already mentioned, it is not a bird but certainly an insect, the Striped Hawk-moth Hyles livornica of the family Sphingidae.
Ammar Bader Sir,
I think the above moth species is Hippotion celerio (silver-striped hawk moth) of the family Sphingidae.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-37397-8_13/figures/17
Thanks!
No Sir Arvind Singh . It is Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) and the species is very much relted with Rhazya stricta (Apocynaceae), a potential larval host plant for the species. It is not Hippotion celerio (Linnaeus, 1758). Please check original descriptions as well.
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