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Hummingbird Moth / Bee Moth

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This little fellow was at our cottage last summer. Many thanks to Chris from jcmegabyte for explaning what it is: "Those moths are sometimes called "Hummingbird Moths" or "Bee Moths" because of the way they hover while feeding on flower nectar.They are from the Sphinx Moth family (Sphingidae) and the smaller species do look a lot like Bumble Bees, a mimicry tactic probably developed to keep predators from attacking. In reality they are harmless - AND tasty to birds, etc.!"I know it's impossible to see in the video, but this little guy had antennae, and a long proboscis that it used to drink out of the flowers with.I looked up Hummingbird Moths on the internet, didn't see any thing looked like this one so I don't know what the official genus or species is. This video was taken in the Madewaska Valley in Southern Ontario.If you want to see some absolutely amazing moth and butterfly videos, check out jcmegabyte's page.To listen to more of my compositions or purchase a cd, go to http://www.GeraldBoy.com Compositions from all three of my albums can be purchased through most on-line downloading services (iTunes, Napster, Weed, etc.) Also, the guitars I use were all made by myself.

Channel: Pets & Animals
Uploaded: November 24, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Author: GeraldBoyClassical

Length: 00:39
Rating: 4.83
Views: 983

Tags: bee  boy  gerald  geraldboyclassical  humingbird  luthier  moth  sphingidae  sphinx  wildlife  

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GeraldBoyClassical (May 27, 2008 at 10:36 am)
Thanks, Star13570. I did some research on this moth, don't remember coming across the name hornet moth. Maybe that's another variety of the same type of insect.
GeraldBoyClassical (May 27, 2008 at 10:35 am)
Thanks, freeodb1. I did some research on the moth and I do remember coming acros that name.
GeraldBoyClassical (May 27, 2008 at 10:33 am)
They're amazing insects, aren't they?
Star13570 (May 26, 2008 at 10:31 pm)
its a hornet moth disguised to look like a hornet probably to scare away predators.
freeodb1 (April 8, 2008 at 12:20 am)
nessus sphinx moth
freeodb1 (April 7, 2008 at 11:48 pm)
I came across this video after seeing something just like this in our garden (10 minutes ago). It had a glossy bee striped bottom and a long beak it was guzzling sap off of a tree with. Its wings moved so fast but i could definitely make out 2 red or orange circles on its wings (one on each) and a stripe curving across its wings. The stripe was a dark brown while the wings were a lighter color. The upper part of the moth that the wings were attached to was hairy.
Cheyenne17124 (April 7, 2008 at 4:01 am)
A little bit magic, and a little bit just plain odd. I can't wait 'til summer, for some reason these guys like to hang out in my bathroom.
GeraldBoyClassical (April 7, 2008 at 12:39 am)
They sure are. Very scary the first time you seem them, but certainly magical!
mccommas2 (April 6, 2008 at 7:38 pm)
They are magic.
GeraldBoyClassical (January 20, 2008 at 10:45 pm)
Yeah, they sure are interesting-looking insects!!

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