A suggestion.... If it is not YOUR image, it is more courteous to post the link rather than linking the picture since you do not have ownership or usage rights.
Hope I'm not coming off wrong?
I have been studying Nature most of my life (well 30 of my 41yrs)
I have a TON of field guides on about everything Nature.
I have more than half of all the Peterson's Guides...3-4 Audubon's...Sibley's....ect.
Just trying to pass along correct info.
I'm human and not ALWAYS right.....but 90% of the time I nail it.
Sphinx, not Hummingbird Interesting. Yes folks, you are correct (of course) and this is a Sphinx Moth and not a Hummingbird Moth. My bad.
I have found a link to a photograph by D.P. Mahoney of the Pachysphinx modesta however, and it does not seem to be the same. Oh well, here is the link to David's photograph:
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One of my favorite subjects.They are very rare for me to find.
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Sorry dude that is not a Humming Bird Moth.
That is a Big Poplar Sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)
This is what a HummingBird Moth looks like
Taken in my 35mm days
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THIS IS NOT MY PIC!
Just a ref photo from the web
http://typhoon.wcp.muohio.edu/western/insects/
Also another Ref photo of yours here
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pocciden.htm
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Is this a hummingbird moth or a gypsy moth?
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Sorry bout previous post.....link is added now :uhoh
You pic is definitely a Hummer.
Here is all about a Gypsy Moth
http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/morgantown/4557/gmoth/cycle/
Hope I'm not coming off wrong?
I have been studying Nature most of my life (well 30 of my 41yrs)
I have a TON of field guides on about everything Nature.
I have more than half of all the Peterson's Guides...3-4 Audubon's...Sibley's....ect.
Just trying to pass along correct info.
I'm human and not ALWAYS right.....but 90% of the time I nail it.
Manfrotto Mono | Bag- LowePro Slingshot 100AW
http://www.graphyfotoz.smugmug.com/
Interesting. Yes folks, you are correct (of course) and this is a Sphinx Moth and not a Hummingbird Moth. My bad.
I have found a link to a photograph by D.P. Mahoney of the Pachysphinx modesta however, and it does not seem to be the same. Oh well, here is the link to David's photograph:
http://bugguide.net/images/raw/KQNRYKTRJKNRYKOQI0Z07QH0QQH0QQDRXQK080NRZQDQ20DQ401RRQAR7QCR7QYR0QK0501RYKNR.jpg
I wonder if it is Enyo lugubris, Mornful Moth?
Mike.
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