Who can tell me what this is?

[Wolf Creek Farms]

The wife see's them every year on her butterfly bushes, she says it fly's like a hummingbird but looks like a bumble bee. Thanks for your help.

 

[maplesky7]

looks like a moth.



a mutant moth...come to drain your flowers of all their nectar.

 

[crtrlovr]

there is a moth called, appropriately enough it seems, the hummingbird moth. Maybe that's what this one is...

 

[can you hear me now?]

don't know what it is but i am sure it isn't a hummingbird

 

[Mahonri]

Looks mothish to me.

 

[AngieChick]

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Bingo. Hemaris thysbe (hummingbird moth), here is a link with info http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=BU0109

They are pretty cool, I'm jealous.

 

[Wolf Creek Farms]

Thanks guys, I new I would find the answer amongst all this super-brain power!!

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

We get them to. I love hummingbird moths. We usually get a bunch at a time. They love my butterfly bush plants

 

[Laskaland]

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HOW COOL IS THAT????
Christina

 

[miss_jayne]

we get tons of them. they are awesome. they go through three color changes during their lifetime and it is soooo cool.

the first time i saw one, i was blown away.

nice photo!