This morning, I saw what I thought was a bumble bee by some of my mom's flowers, but upon closer inspection, I noticed that it looked more like a moth. For a second, I almost thought it was a baby humming bird because it's wings were beating so fast. But it's legs are obviously bug legs. I took the following pictures, but it was hard to get a good shot of it because it moved so fast. I browsed around the Wisconsin DNR's website, but didn't find any answers. Does anybody have any ideas?
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/sugarbunnie15/weirdbug1.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/sugarbunnie15/weirdbug2.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/sugarbunnie15/weirdbug3.jpg
2007-05-28 07:56:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Wow... I believe roomisigloomis is right! Looks like a bumblebee moth to me! :)
2007-05-28 08:06:06 · update #1
But Cascade_loop might be right too...
2007-05-28 08:08:03 · update #2
It looks like the Nessus Sphinx moth, Amphion floridensis, which ranges throughout the Eastern U.S. west to Texas and Colorado.
Here is a link with pictures, pretty much what you saw!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://k53.pbase.com/u18/rcm1840/upload/43020560.HummerClearwing.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/rcm1840/image/43020560&h=432&w=576&sz=80&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=GKh0YvTQOOij8M:&tbnh=101&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnessus%2Bsphinx%2Bmoth%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official
2007-05-28 08:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks like a Royal Walnut Moth or an Atlas Moth.
2007-05-28 07:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be a Nessus Sphinx, a type of Hummingbird moth. Nessus Sphinx have the two horizontal stripes that distinguish it from some of the other moths mentioned.
2007-05-28 08:04:03 · answer #3 · answered by cascade_loop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a type of moth that harvests nectar from flowers.
I know what you mean about it looking like a hummingbird at first... I've seen them, sorry don't know their name...
2007-05-28 08:01:05 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ewww! What da shiznic is dat. i want 2 help you but i'll just say its a moth. But I do like ur camera.
2007-05-28 08:00:00 · answer #5 · answered by LadyOreo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Might be a type of sphinx moth, or hummingbird clearwing.
2007-05-28 08:01:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a -- are you ready? -- bumblebee moth. See, for example, http://www.heinphoto.com/insects/DSC_4226-Bumblebee_Moth.htm
2007-05-28 07:59:41 · answer #7 · answered by roomisigloomis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW. that's so cool. I believe that it's some kind of species of fly.
2007-05-28 08:00:01 · answer #8 · answered by Zero_Lyfe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it looks more like a hornet be careful there danger
2007-05-28 07:59:48 · answer #9 · answered by spike e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some butterfly probably....i think...
2007-05-28 07:59:44 · answer #10 · answered by Jewlz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋