can someone tell me what this critter might be
Sep 4, 2011 15:08:23 #
I shot what I thought might be a humming bird or a bumble bee it was whizzing around pretty fast and I just started snapping after I looked at it I can't figure out what it is
Sep 4, 2011 15:09:34 #
It is a moth. I just had someone else ask me that too. They do resemble hummingbirds though. I can't remember the name of them though. Maybe you can google it.
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Sep 4, 2011 19:05:00 #
Lbetz wrote:
That looks like a 'hummingbird moth', a type of Sphinx moth.
Yes you got it - it is a Hummingbird Moth.
Sep 5, 2011 08:14:31 #
Sep 5, 2011 08:46:32 #
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders aptly calls it a Hummingbird Moth or the Common Clearwing... I was fooled by it as well until I noticed the antennae. It's commonly found on forest edges, meadows, and cultivated gardens during the months of May thru September. Hope that helps.
Sep 5, 2011 10:06:32 #
thanks now it is official. it was beside a chemical plant so I thought it was a mutant hummingbird bee lol. thanks again for looking it up.
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