Giant moths that resemble hummingbirds appear all over the Bay Area
Giant moths that resemble hummingbirds appear all over the Bay Area
Diane Winkler was hiking with her wife about a week ago at Point Reyes National Seashore when she spotted something that drew her up short. “Along the Abbotts Lagoon Trail, we got to a boardwalk where there's a marsh and beautiful flowers,” say Winkler, an amateur photographer from Oakland. “We saw all these little things floating around, and at first I thought, 'Aww, these are hummingbirds!'” When she got closer she saw that, in fact, they were not birds. They were giant moths with wingspans of nearly 4 inches, sucking sweet nectar from the flowers with long, snaking proboscises.
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A Couple of Cool Santa Barbara Moths - The Santa Barbara Independent
Hummingbird Clearwing Hemaris thysbe (Fabricius, 1775)
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Hovering White-lined Sphinx Moth Getting Nectar - Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography
Insect Identification
Photos: Sphinx moths, which look like hummingbirds, invade the Bay Area
Late Summer White-lined Sphinx Moth Images - Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography
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Big Moths Mistaken for Hummingbirds Descend on the Bay Area
Giant moths that resemble hummingbirds appear all over the Bay Area
What is the hummingbird look-a-like buzzing around your garden?
Atlas Moth California Academy of Sciences
