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My World: Hummingbird Moth

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Maggie Terlecki

Moderator
I only discovered this creature 3 years ago in my Lilac bushes. At first glance you think you have just seen the biggest bumble bee of your life, but then you see it have wings and think it is a odd sort of hairy butterfly. Its tail is like a lobster and it have long antennae and to make it even more remarkable, it has wings that you can see through.

It's a moth! Yes, in the daytime. A Clearwing Hummingbird moth. Now I always look out for it and this is the only one I have seen this year; so I share it with you.

hummingbirdmothclose-up.jpg


Clearwing Hummingbird Moth © Maggie Terlecki ​
 
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Bart_van_der_Wolf

pro member
Maggie Terlecki said:
I only discovered this creature 3 years ago in my Lilac bushes. At first glance you think you have just seen the biggest bumble bee of your life, but then you see it have wings and think it is a odd sort of hairy butterfly. Its tail is like a lobster and it have long antennae and to make it even more remarkable, it has wings that you can see through.

It's a moth! Yes, in the daytime. A Clearwing Hummingbird moth. Now I always look out for it and this is the only one I have seen this year; so I share it with you.
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Hi Maggie,

Good catch. Insects in flight are not easy to shoot close-up, I know from experience.

Cheers,
Bart
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Maggie Terlecki said:
I only discovered this creature 3 years ago in my Lilac bushes. At first glance you think you have just seen the biggest bumble bee of your life, but then you see it have wings and think it is a odd sort of hairy butterfly. Its tail is like a lobster and it have long antennae and to make it even more remarkable, it has wings that you can see through.

It's a moth! Yes, in the daytime. A Clearwing Hummingbird moth. Now I always look out for it and this is the only one I have seen this year; so I share it with you.

hummingbirdmothclose-up.jpg


Clearwing Hummingbird Moth © Maggie Terlecki ​
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This is a stunning shot for me! I envy humming bird shooters and this looks just as wonderful and amazing. The flight of hummingbirds is considered to be insect-like. I wonder whether they ever appear together on the same plants. Would the hummingbirds eat them?

Asher
 
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Maggie Terlecki

Moderator
I don't know Asher, but that's quite a question. I have never seen a hummingbird in my lilac bushes although I've heard they do like them. I usually see them in the red Monarda. I wonder though, as they are very territorial and can be quite aggressive. Perhaps they would just shoo them off as the moth is pretty big and a hummingbirdwould have to have quite a huge mouth to attempt to eat it. :-D
 
Robert Watcher

Robert Watcher

Well-known member
So cool Maggie and well captured.

You Must Have a Great Camera.
( a joke of course ?? )


Oh man. I just realized this is a 2 year old post I have replied to. Oh well.
 
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Maggie Terlecki

Moderator
Robert Watcher said:
So cool Maggie and well captured.

You Must Have a Great Camera.
( a joke of course ?? )


Oh man. I just realized this is a 2 year old post I have replied to. Oh well.
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:-D heh,

just for you, a couple more taken with that awesome camera! :-D



moth2.jpg




this one has no flutter but allows you to see how clear the wing is


moth1.jpg


Text not intentional; these were in a folder and not from the originals.
 
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Andy brown

Well-known member
This place kills me.
Michael Nagel puts up a couple of shots and they're simply brilliant images.
Maggie thinks, oh yeah, I've got one a bit like that (here's one I took the other day)!!!
Simply brilliant!
 
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