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16-JUN-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Nessus sphinx moth (Amphion foridensis), #7873

In my garden this afternoon, nectaring on a Preston Lilac (a later flowering lilac). There are three species in this area that all look somewhat similar, and all show the same behaviour, that is, nectaring at flowers in daytime, darting from blossom to blossom like a hummingbird. The other two species are:

Hummingbird moth (AKA Hummingbird Clearwing Moth), Hemaris Thysbe, by far the most common one.

Snowberry Clearwing moth, Hemaris diffinis

All are considered common, but this one I rarely see.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/160s f/2.8 at 108.0mm iso125 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Patrick Goossens17-Jun-2014 13:11
A very nice species. Love that tail
Chris Morton17-Jun-2014 06:35
quite exotic
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet17-Jun-2014 02:22
Superb picture.
globalgadabout16-Jun-2014 23:16
some garden visitors remain a constant blur...yet their presence is strongly felt..
Milan Vogrin16-Jun-2014 22:27
Very nice catch! V!
Jim Coffman16-Jun-2014 22:22
Nice capture! I love to watch these hover around!
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