They are called white-lined sphinx (moths). Here's a link to info/pics on them: http://www.birds-n-garden.com/white-lined_sphinx_moth.html
Steve Estebo ******************************** Quoting Mike Nelson <[email protected]>: > I've seen these as well; they're moths and name escapes me. I've seen > them in the southern metro and on the north shore at Betty's Pies. In > the latter case they were feeding in the same loction as hummers, on > wildflowers. I have not seen them visit hummer feeders. Maybe another > netter can come up with the species name. > > Cheers > Mike Nelson > Cottage Grove, Wash. Co, > [email protected] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dale Pederson > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:15 PM > Subject: [mou] Rare sighting > > > Not knowing what I saw has bothered me since last fall. When I was > sitting out side in the late evening I witnessed the visit of a > hummingbird, feeding on a geranium, that I cannot identify. It was > half the size of a rubythroated hummer. On it's back appeared stripes > running crosswise of it's boby. At first I thought it was a large > beatle than I saw a tiny beak it was inserting in the flower to feed. > We fed many hummers during the summer and they had already left to > migrate. Can you tell me what I have seen. > > > ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! > ------ >
