This is Moth Week
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203454)
Nashville, Tennessee
July 22, 2019 9:55am CST
Someone decided this week is officially Moth Week. Works for me. I have many moth photos I have taken over the years I can share with you.
With more than 160,000 species of moths around the world, moths outnumber butterfly species roughly 10 to 1. Most moths only come out at night, with a few exceptions.
The hummingbird hawk moth in my garden is seen during the day. I love seeing this little insect. His wings spin like a helicopter going from bloom to bloom. This makes it a challenge to get a photo. But with some patience I got a photo in Dustin's garden on the butterfly bush.
Photo ©CarolDM2019
I have been watching these moths for the past several days in the garden. Such cool insects. They have the same color as a bumble bee, but look more like a hummingbird, but smaller.
Have you seen one of these hummingbird moths before?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Jul 19
Time to take me out of moth balls.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
22 Jul 19
great shot! i fear our hummin'bird moths don't quite look 's such? reckon there'd be diff'rent sub-species? i get tickled with the hubs e'ery spring when the gooseberries start to blossom'n they're jest covered'n 'em. he 'lways swears the hummers 've returned en masse 'n early :)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
23 Jul 19
@CarolDM yer welcome :) i hear ya'n their quickness, lol. i stalked a bumblebee fer nearly'n hour this 'fternoon 'n all i got 'twas a blur. which could'a been a bumblebee? lol.
reckon i'm gonna need to get to findin' what sort'd be here.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Jul 19
Thanks, it took awhile to get this one, they move so fast. Yes there are different kinds, There are several types including the Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth, the Sphinx Hummingbird Moth, and the White-lined Sphinx Hummingbird Moth and many more.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Jul 19
@crazyhorseladycx Yes those bumblebees can be fast as well.
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
22 Jul 19
I never really paid much attention to moths and didn't know there are so many species
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@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
22 Jul 19
@CarolDM if I saw that in a garden I wouldn't even think it's a moth
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Jul 19
@Marilynda1225 I know, they look like a cross between a bee and a hummingbird! Beautiful.
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@LindaOHio (155961)
• United States
22 Jul 19
Yes, we've seen a hummingbird hawk moth before. It was an unusual sighting for us. I noticed it was on the Bing page today. Quite a great shot. (Equal to your pictures!) I don't see a picture here!
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@LindaOHio (155961)
• United States
22 Jul 19
@CarolDM I see it now. I think it's better than the Bing photo!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Jul 19
@LindaOHio Yes, it may be a little closer making it look bigger. They are smaller than a butterfly but bigger than a bee.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
23 Jul 19
This is the first time that I have seen this humming moth. I check the Net and this is what I got.
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@snowy22315 (169832)
• United States
22 Jul 19
I have not seen a moth like that..but I tell you what..we have one here..that I see every so often..that has the wing span of a bird..that is one huge moth! I would hate for that to get in the house,,but Nico would love it, I am sure!
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@wolfgirl569 (95015)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Jul 19
I have never seen them. I thought it was a bee at first glance.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Jul 19
Living in the wood all I have to do is turn a light on outside and see millions.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
22 Jul 19
Oh i have never heard of a moth week
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