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Hyles lineata
I think he's some kind of butterfly. He moved about quick as a hummingbird feeding off the flowers with a long butterfly-like straw tube mouth. He was stripped down his body but he wouldn't hold still long enough for me to see his antennae or much of his rapidly flapping wings. He darted from flower to flower with surprising quckness.
These guys are pretty neat to see, I've seen a few myself! Glad you know what the caterpillar looks like now, happy hunting!
I am sure he's the sphinx. I got a great pic of one holding still but they look completely different on the move. Very cool to learn. I also found pictures of them as caterpillars so I can identify those now too! I love learning!
Thank you both. This guy is pretty common I've seen three this week. I also have no idea where that black picture came from lol there were only 4 that I uploaded
I have moved the mostly black picture to the last position so people can actually see your organism. The species Noah suggested is not even found in North America, and moths don't migrate across oceans to inhabit other continents on their own, so I can assure that your moth is not that. My suggestion however is very common all over North America, including where you spotted this guy at.
Check out a Vine Hawk or Silver Striped Hawk Moth. Not native to the US. Just migrating through.
Spotted on Aug 16, 2014
Submitted on Aug 26, 2014
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