White-lined Sphinx, since moths are allowed :-)

SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC

10 years ago

Had this fine specimen visit my garden this morning. Man do these guys move fast!

The one time it set pretty for us.

Feeding

In flight to another flower

This hummer tried numerous times to chase the moth out of its territory.

Have a great day

SCG

This post was edited by SouthCountryGuy on Wed, Aug 14, 13 at 16:19

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Liz
10 years ago
What fabulous photos! I saw one of these for the first time just a few days ago, but his wings were closed so I didn't get to see the beautiful pink hind wings. I love the profile view with the curlicue proboscis! Thanks for all the wonderful pictures you take and share with us.
Liz
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MissSherry
10 years ago
Beautiful pictures, SCG!

Is that hummer a female rufous?

I get the banded sphinx moths here. The first time I ever saw one, it took a while for me to positively ID it as a banded instead of a white lined sphinx. Rick in LA (lower Alabama) sent me some Ludwegia seeds, which I sowed, and now have a lot of their host plant - I'd love to have some cats. Here's a picture of a banded sphinx -

{{gwi:452464}}

Sherry
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Great photos, Randy, and congratulations! I don't think there are a lot of "moth people" out there period, even though they outnumber butterflis 14:1. Many are not interesting, true. But, I got photos of tons of day flying moths on my ageratum last year (they and the butterflies LOVED it), and even tho many were small, they had such interesting coloration and markings! I find them truly fascinating. Popular host plants for this moth include 4 o'clocks and fuchsia. Susan
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Utmost of compliments on the fabulous photography skills! Can I assume those photos by you both are not taken on a simple point & shoot camera phone??? I'd love to hear yes for the camera phone, then maybe I can try to take a few. I appreciate the tip on the four o clocks. I have an empty spot and may look for seed next trip into the big city. Or would I be too late for it to have growth for the moth to lay it's eggs on? I do have tomatoes (yipes) that I won't appreciate being the host plant, but if I have somewhere to transfer the children to.......And I've got a spare fuschia I'm willing to sacrifice. SCG: is this the 1st year that you're growing 4 o'clocks as a host plant or have you had success with the cats using them in the past? And is that pink flower with white trim a petunia bloom or a four o'clock bloom? Thanks!
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SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC
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10 years ago
dr.liz such kind words inspire me...thanks many times over!!!

Misssherry, No, I believe that would be a female black chin. Normally I have black chin, rufous and ruby throated but for a strange reason I only have black chin this year. I think I have two families now as the feeder battles are entertaining wild lately. If you have extra seed I will chance planting it as a host :) *wink* *nudge*

And that is a beautiful shot... I have a shot of the only single eye sphinx i seen but it was on my iPhone :(

Great night to all!

SCG
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Rhonda
10 years ago
Oh my...those are absolutely gorgeous photos of amazing moths. I have never seen one before. Thanks for sharing with us.
Rhonda
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larry_gene
10 years ago
Let me guess--your weren't wearing flip-flops in the yard.

Post all the moths you want--they can be more challenging to ID.
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SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC
Original Author
10 years ago
HAHA, funny thing was I was going barefoot to my shop to get my flip flops I had to glue together, again, from the day before.

I'll accept a moth capture ID challenge...will be fun. I just need a few days to get enough night 'attractants' set up :)

Have I mentioned I am ADD and OCD?

SCG :-)
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Leafhead
10 years ago
That's OK...
I have CDO
That's OCD in alphabetical order, like it SHOULD be hahaha
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