Another Hummingbird Moth Sighting!
This makes the second-time I’ve seen a hummingbird moth (actually third since there were two this time) on our front porch. They seem to love our as-yet-unidentified wildflowers out there.
Hummingbird Moths are pretty cool creatures. They look like a baby hummingbird at first, and fly like one too. But if you look closely you’ll notice the tail is not a tail at all. And since when did hummingbirds have antennae?
Another name for these are the Sphinx Moth. I think the ones we saw were Laurel Sphinx Months. They are amazing flyers. In a very un-moth-like way they zip from one flower to another with complete control and amazing agility – like a hummingbird. You can learn more about them here.
Category: Animals, The Transplants
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I’ve always wondered what kind of insects these were. I’ve spotted them in Michigan and in Pittsburgh PA. We get quite a few hummingbirds around and I always think I’ve spotted one when one of these fly by. We have some large Azalea’s here and I was able to get close up on one in the spring and really what him drink up the nectar.
I have never seen anything like this!
We had one here in Nova Scotia at the very end of the summer, Sept.09. It was at night time and was attracted to my fragrant white phlox.