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Hyles lineata
Common moth. Often confused with hummingbirds so are sometimes called hummingbird moths.
Spotted on Sep 9, 2013
Submitted on Jan 4, 2014
7 Comments
Beautiful.
Thanks Janelle!
LOVE your in-flight images but also #4! Hard to find let alone catch, mid-air. Bravo, You! :-)))
These one's actually a go through metamorphosis underground, which I would imagine would greatly increase their natural range. I've heard the Mourning Cloak butterflies hibernate winters. Whether they are able to this far north I'm not sure.
I would imagine that may be quite true. I can't imagine any moths surviving these cold temps that we get up here.
Thanks beaker! I read that in the Northern reaches of their boundaries they actually immigrate every year because they can't survive the winter.
Great series Logan! I remember the first time I saw these years ago, and I certainly thought they were hummingbirds!