Hummingbird Moth
Hi y'all -- Today I photographed a hummingbird moth. Up until recently I never heard of this. Same behaviour as a hummingbird only a moth, I'll post it on my site.
Cheers,
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Comment by Andy P on July 29, 2007 at 11:04pm
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I first saw these when I started to grow Butterfly bushes. It took me a long time to ID them (before Internet). I snapped a mediocre pic of one last year. I'm hoping for better luck this season.
Do you know that they are the adults of the dreaded Tomato Hornworm?
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Comment by Al Mullen on July 29, 2007 at 11:24pm -
I don't - are they?
I saw one last year at a botanical garden and followed it around, but never got a pic - they are faster than hummingbirds.
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Comment by Ross K on July 30, 2007 at 7:15am
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Andy -- Thanks for the insight. The hummingbird moths only started to appear as you say once the butterfly bush was in bloom.
Ross
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- I should clarify my statement. There are many types of Hummingbird moths. One is the tomato hornworm.
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- Now that I've managed to shoot one I have to clarify my previous statement again. Sphinx moths can do damage to food crops like tomatoes. The Hummingbird moth larva (same family) generally eats non-food crops. Read all about the one I've been chasing here http://bugguide.net/node/view/2639
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