Butterflies and hummingbird moth

JulieLawsonPhotography

Hummingbird moth
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pyry

Wow!

2 and 4! 5 too

Mnemosyne

Not to nitpick, but I BELIEVE this is just a Hawk Moth. The Hummingbird Hawk Moth is a Eurasian breed, not typically found in the USA. But the Hummingbird variety is in fact a Hawk Moth, which is the more general term And I only know this because I looked it up when I photographed one in my parents backyard.

JulieLawsonPhotography

Mnemosyne wrote:

Not to nitpick, but I BELIEVE this is just a Hawk Moth. The Hummingbird Hawk Moth is a Eurasian breed, not typically found in the USA. But the Hummingbird variety is in fact a Hawk Moth, which is the more general term And I only know this because I looked it up when I photographed one in my parents backyard.

Hey, that works.........learn something everyday. When I photographed something similar, but larger than this last year, I thought a bee mutated. So I searched the internet and found the hummingbird moth and thought I found my answer. I've been calling those things that this whole time. rofl

Mnemosyne

Well that is how they got the name, because they resemble hummingbirds (probably a good defense mechanism, birds don't generally eat their own kind). But there are like 10 different breeds/species of them. Like the Elephant Hawk Moth.

I still hope to discover the Hudson Hawk or Tony Hawk moth someday

Skippy

JulieLawsonPhotography wrote:

Hummingbird moth

Hi Julie, you've missed the focus with the Moth,
but those butterflies look pretty darn good
Keep an eye on where your focusing, it is important that the eyes are in focus when your shooting Butterflies, Insects, and Bugs

Good work Julie ... Skippy
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JulieLawsonPhotography

Skippy wrote:

Hi Julie, you've missed the focus with the Moth,
but those butterflies look pretty darn good
Keep an eye on where your focusing, it is important that the eyes are in focus when your shooting Butterflies, Insects, and Bugs

Good work Julie ... Skippy
.

The moth never quit moving so I found him to be very difficult to shoot. Butterfly was a little easier. I was focusing on the wings more. I'll keep that in mind next time. Thanks for all the replies, I love it!:D