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nojmit
07-29-2009, 12:23 AM
This critter was enjoying my Butterfly Bush.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h232/nojmit/Bumble-Bee-Moth.jpg
nana17
07-29-2009, 08:36 AM
how neat! i have never seen one of those. nice capture
eb82
07-29-2009, 10:14 AM
I saw one of those last summer! So THAT's what its called! Thank you! Googled a long time and never found out what it was. Sure is a goofy looking thing.

We have gotten some weird bugs up here in summer. Figuring they catch a ride on Snowbirds' cars

els
nojmit
07-29-2009, 03:20 PM
I saw one of those last summer! So THAT's what its called! Thank you! Googled a long time and never found out what it was. Sure is a goofy looking thing.

We have gotten some weird bugs up here in summer. Figuring they catch a ride on Snowbirds' cars

els

They are a type of Sphinx Moth. I don't see them every year, but they and their relatives the Hawk moths are very interesting to watch. They hover and jet around like Humming Birds.
Ok-Lets-Go
07-29-2009, 05:40 PM
here is a humming bird/bee moth note the clear wings...

http://birdcinema.com/view_video.php?viewkey=04cd691cdfa681afffb4
nojmit
07-29-2009, 07:19 PM
We have gotten some weird bugs up here in summer. Figuring they catch a ride on Snowbirds' cars

Catching a ride reminds me of a funny story an ex-coworker from Zeeland told me. He is adamant that Humming birds are too small to migrate on their own and catch a ride on the backs of Canada Geese to get back and forth.
nana17
07-30-2009, 08:36 PM
Catching a ride reminds me of a funny story an ex-coworker from Zeeland told me. He is adamant that Humming birds are too small to migrate on their own and catch a ride on the backs of Canada Geese to get back and forth.


i heard that and thought it was neat. then i read on the internet that it isnt true. bummed me out. lol