Hi Kathy, Around our area, that's probably Hemaris thysbe. Here's a link to an article with nice photos. Make sure to look at the caterpillars!
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hthysbe.htm -Geo On Aug 13, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Kathleen Kramer <[email protected]> wrote: > Although this posting isn't about a bird, it's close! On Monday, my husband > and I noticed what we thought was a very large bee visiting the pink petunias > planted near our garage. Looking closer, we saw it wasn't a bee, and now > seemed to resemble a small hummingbird. We knew it was neither, especially > because its wings were transparent and the feather-like covering on its body > was not feathers. It was a Hummingbird Moth, of course, and a first-time > sighting for us. A beautiful little creature. Are they common? > > Kathy Kramer > Newfield > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
