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Uploaded: September 03, 2002
A Golden Tiger Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Paul Slate September 04, 2002
Hello my name is Paul i'm from southern Ma. can you tell me were this picture was taken? because I've only seen one here on my front porch. I thought it was a humming bird at first. what do you know about them?Great picture by the way #8666Eddie King September 04, 2002
Hey Paul, I saw this one and thought at first it was a bee... it was the size of a large bumblee bee or carpenter bee... then I thought it was a tiny hummingbird because it flew like one, hovering and never landing... till I saw the antenna and extra feet.... I researched and found it is a daytime moth... a hummingbird hawk moth.. they apparently are found throughout temperate North America.. but this is the first I ever saw in my 47+ years... Try a search in Google or similar search engine for other examples of similar hummingbird hawk moths.... Ed #13420Eddie King September 04, 2002
Hey Paul, I saw this one and thought at first it was a bee... it was the size of a large bumblee bee or carpenter bee... then I thought it was a tiny hummingbird because it flew like one, hovering and never landing... till I saw the antenna and extra feet.... I researched and found it is a daytime moth... a hummingbird hawk moth.. they apparently are found throughout temperate North America.. but this is the first I ever saw in my 47+ years... Try a search in Google or similar search engine for other examples of similar hummingbird hawk moths.... Ed #13421Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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