THXGEEK Well Known Member Followers 2 Following 0 Joined Feb 17, 2025 Posts 184 Likes Received 318 Trophy Points 63 Name Craig City/State Virginia May 10, 2025 #1 Not quite sure what this one is.... Time to do some research. ILCE-1M2 400.0 mm ƒ/5.6 1/2500 sec ISO 2000
Not quite sure what this one is.... Time to do some research. ILCE-1M2 400.0 mm ƒ/5.6 1/2500 sec ISO 2000
U Unframed Dave Veteran Member Pro Member Pro Member Followers 7 Following 4 Joined Jun 7, 2022 Posts 1,311 Likes Received 1,856 Trophy Points 213 Name Dave May 10, 2025 #2 Hummingbird moth.
A Alan Clark Well Known Member Pro Member Pro Member Followers 7 Following 0 Joined Jul 1, 2021 Posts 287 Likes Received 865 Trophy Points 93 Name Alan Clark Country United Kingdom City/State Liverpool CC Welcome Yes May 10, 2025 #3 I am not familiar with American insects, but it is one of the clearwing moths. Possibly the Hummingbird Clearwing, although your specimen is a slghtly different colour from the one in this article:- Clearwing Moths: The Intriguing Little Hummingbird Mimics - Catbird Life Classified in the Sphinx Moth family, these intriguing little hummingbird mimics hover about just like hummingbirds and also feed on nectar. catbirdlife.com
I am not familiar with American insects, but it is one of the clearwing moths. Possibly the Hummingbird Clearwing, although your specimen is a slghtly different colour from the one in this article:- Clearwing Moths: The Intriguing Little Hummingbird Mimics - Catbird Life Classified in the Sphinx Moth family, these intriguing little hummingbird mimics hover about just like hummingbirds and also feed on nectar. catbirdlife.com
THXGEEK Well Known Member Followers 2 Following 0 Joined Feb 17, 2025 Posts 184 Likes Received 318 Trophy Points 63 Name Craig City/State Virginia May 10, 2025 Thread starter #4 Thanks, gents!
Ralph Veteran Member Pro Member Pro Member Followers 9 Following 3 Joined Aug 9, 2020 Posts 1,678 Likes Received 2,411 Trophy Points 313 Name Ralph Ernesti Country Australia City/State Mildura CC Welcome Yes May 11, 2025 #5 Top shot and I have never seen anything like it so it was so good to look at.