Return of the Hummingbird Clearwing

[urbpan]

My favorite diurnal moth paid us a visit this past Saturday! They sure do love the butterfly bush.


Charlie's not sure what the fuss is. Actually I was holding still pretty well, except for my camera hand. This moth was not too concerned with us.


It even allowed a dramatic 'from below' shot.

Comments

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

Your butterfly bush looks like a lantana, which is a terrible weed in tropical Australia.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

love those things. used to see them a lot as a kid, but not for years and years now.

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[lizziebelle.livejournal.com]

I saw one last week, and only managed to capture 2/3 of it with my camera. They move so fast!

[callipygian80.livejournal.com]

Yes! You're so awesome because you post things that I see all the time but don't know what they're called. I saw a hummingbird clearwing feeding on our butterfly bush last week. I kept meaning to look up what it was...and there you go.

[urb-banal.livejournal.com]

Wow!