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Description hummingbird moth
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pdevinney [2018-09-22 19:27:19 +0000 UTC]

they are amazing, and what an incredible photo. wonderful ... I was out near a massive amount of honeysuckle when one crossed my path one day, utterly fascinating. 

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Gooiool In reply to pdevinney [2018-11-06 17:13:45 +0000 UTC]

yes they are


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Oblivious-to-reality [2012-08-22 08:22:29 +0000 UTC]

These speedy little guys flowers and hair. I got chased around by one. I couldn't figure out what it was so I took the 'freak out' approach. T~T

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Gooiool In reply to Oblivious-to-reality [2012-08-23 14:20:41 +0000 UTC]

it's that lavender shampoo you use

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Oblivious-to-reality In reply to Gooiool [2012-08-23 15:22:27 +0000 UTC]

o.o Really? Time to switch smells.

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Gooiool In reply to Oblivious-to-reality [2012-08-24 02:10:31 +0000 UTC]

:`)

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panda69680102 [2012-01-15 15:58:27 +0000 UTC]

I saw one of these last summer and thought it was a baby hummingbird... I felt so stupid once I got home and looked at my pictures...

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Gooiool In reply to panda69680102 [2012-01-15 22:58:38 +0000 UTC]

they move fast It's hard to see what they are sometimes .

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DreamingHero [2011-10-13 14:11:20 +0000 UTC]

AWWW so cute,look it is mothras little sister

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NIGHTFURY18 [2011-08-12 01:45:58 +0000 UTC]

woah! That is weird! Saw one of them things onece....scary!

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Gooiool In reply to NIGHTFURY18 [2011-08-12 07:11:55 +0000 UTC]

Just a moth no stinger and no way to bite . Oh and they move at lightning speed

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NIGHTFURY18 In reply to Gooiool [2011-08-12 15:39:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh...I kinda want to pet one now XD Ithought they stung.

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charly-d-squirrel [2011-07-06 07:49:29 +0000 UTC]

oh, that's what those are called, they freak me out XD haha, nice photo :3

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Gooiool In reply to charly-d-squirrel [2011-07-06 08:01:49 +0000 UTC]

ty

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MoyoNyt [2011-05-28 18:19:34 +0000 UTC]

Those things sure like lilac, we have a couple coming to our yard currently... My dad thinks they look like flying cray-fish

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vahistha [2010-07-28 18:48:00 +0000 UTC]

I love purple, and moths are funny.

Again, a lovely pic.

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hoshitsu [2010-05-19 07:17:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow oO the eye of it looks crazy. Never saw the moth
in this way, because they are to fast...

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Katoman [2010-05-03 08:28:59 +0000 UTC]

Lost for words.. how can you capture the hair on the legs of a moth while in flight! Great stuff..

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Gooiool In reply to Katoman [2010-05-03 18:12:08 +0000 UTC]

ty

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Smile-Its-Contagious [2009-09-05 10:25:50 +0000 UTC]

Are there any like that in AZ? I swear I saw one a few months ago, it looked similar to this.

Quite beautiful creatures they are.

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Gooiool In reply to Smile-Its-Contagious [2009-09-05 18:39:19 +0000 UTC]

Yes I believe so .

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Smile-Its-Contagious In reply to Gooiool [2009-09-06 07:36:27 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow so I'm not crazy XD. Thank you for the info!

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Gooiool In reply to Smile-Its-Contagious [2009-09-07 20:07:10 +0000 UTC]

There are different species all over the world this one tends to stay in the mid-west to southern areas .

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ironmanbr [2009-05-27 16:18:18 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!

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david-cz [2009-04-23 00:08:59 +0000 UTC]

What a beautiful capture! I like the flower and that weird animal xD!

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Tsuchan [2009-04-20 08:44:25 +0000 UTC]

This is one of those hummingbird moths! I'm surprised you captured him on film. Those things are SO fast. It's amazing how bird-like they can seem too.

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Stumm47 [2009-04-17 10:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Hummingbird Hawkmoth by the look of it
(Macroglossum stellatarum)

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pablapicassa [2009-04-17 03:00:30 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful ! I saw those sphynx in my flowers but they are fast and I was too slow.....This is interesting to observe how they fly. I just ...

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lilmoongodess [2009-04-09 02:43:43 +0000 UTC]

Excellent capture of this hummingbird moth! They are so hard to see in real time! Lovely lilacs too! can't wait until they bloom here

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J-Y-M [2009-04-08 07:29:52 +0000 UTC]

Exactly: Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis).
[link]

Nice shot!

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Gooiool In reply to J-Y-M [2009-04-08 07:42:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks thats a great site also . And thanks for the fav. here is another shot of one : [link]

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J-Y-M In reply to Gooiool [2009-04-08 08:40:49 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome. Thanks for the link!

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Sidis [2009-04-08 04:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Great photo!

It's a hummingbird moth:

[link]

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Gooiool In reply to Sidis [2009-04-08 04:27:49 +0000 UTC]

you got it ! and thanks...

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