Hummingbird moth

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When I saw this creature, I was amazed and confused. I had never seen anything like it before. So I got a hold of Bug Busters, well close enough. A good friend of mine knows about everything there is about bugs. He can even look at a Wolf Spider and tell you if it is male or female. I sent him the photo nad he said it was a Hummingbird Moth. A snowberry clearwing, is the variety that we think is this visitor to my garden. I had never heard of them before. It did act like a hummingbird the way it hovered and went from flower to flower but looked like a bee. I hope to see it again!
I looked up info on it in case anyone else is just as curious as I was about it. So if you are inclined to know more it is interesting.

The hummingbird clearwing is relatively common in North America. Its larvae feed on honeysuckle, buckbrush, wild cherry and plum. Adults hover and sip nectar at many different flowers, including honeysuckle, beebalm, phlox, lilac and bergamot. The snowberry clearwing, a close relative, is nearly as abundant. It is said this moth is a bumblebee mimic, however, claims that the rapid wingbeats produce a buzz similar to bumblebees are in error. This moth and its larger relative actually produce a faint rustling sound when flying. At 1.25 to 2 inches, its wingspan is slightly smaller than that of the hummingbird clearwing. Its larvae feed on snowberry, honeysuckle, dogbane and buckbrush.

Adult sphinx moths are medium to large moths with wingspans ranging from about 1.25 inches to 4.75 inches. The snowberry clearwing is one of the smallest moths in this group, while the five-spotted hawk moth is one of the largest. Its larva is the familiar tomato hornworm. The Carolina sphinx, whose larva is known as the tobacco hornworm, weighs only one to t

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Taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi.
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Taken on July 1, 2007

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