It's a BIRD?

ronjhall · Jan 26, 2002

Re: It\'s a BIRD?

Wheeldog
I did a search on <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/6458/page5b.html>Hemaris thysbe moth</A> Up popped this site, that is all about Hummingbird Moths and how people think they are baby Hummingbirds. Thanks for the information.
/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif I guess with not only the wife thinking the same thing about these moths. I should take her out to dinner tonight. /w3tcompact/icons/clever.gif

ronjhall · Jan 26, 2002

Re: It\'s a BIRD?

Mike
I have to head off to work this morning. But I'll have to do a search and check out those million varieties when I get home. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Thanks.

Thomas · Jan 26, 2002

Re: It\'s a BIRD?

Ron,
Yep..we have those babies around these parts. I don't know the correct name but the nick name humming moth,and if travel pass a green house late evening you can see lot of them,also one of those bug zapper lights...Man ole man the last thing you want to do hit one on m/c /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif kinda reminds me of 2 day old nacho's/w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif

GlueGuy · Jan 26, 2002

Re: It\'s a BIRD?

I talked with my friend last night, and he said that it is definitely a sphinx moth, of which there are literally 100's of varieties, including the Hummingbird Moth (all part of the Sphingidae family).

The tip-off for him was the size/shape of the moth, plus the fact that it was hovering over the petunias. There are bunches of names for them (probably related to the general variety), including the ones I just mentioned, plus hook-worm moth, potato moth, clear wing moth, 13 line moth, and so on. The clear wing moth is the one most commonly called the hummingbird moth (which is not the one you photographed).