One of my friends found this and was wondering what it was and I have no clue. I have two pictures of the insect in question and they were taken in a coastal town in Connecticut.
http://photos-092.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v78/13/40/1083900092/n1083900092_30100368_304.jpg
http://photos-092.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v78/13/40/1083900092/n1083900092_30100367_9605.jpg
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
2007-06-30 15:12:35 · 5 answers · asked by Chris 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
One of the varieties of hawkmoth. Some of these are called 'clearwings' or 'Hummingbird Hawkmoth'.
2007-06-30 15:16:14 · answer #1 · answered by John R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hummingbird moth, I've even heard them called Sphinx moths,but I am not sure that this is correct. I see them all summer long in the plants in my garden that attract butterflies and hummingbirds,they are quite interesting and I've seen them about the size of a amall humming bird. I live in central Connecticut.
2007-06-30 22:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by marji2busy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a Hummingbird moth he is lucky because they aren't common. We used to see them around my house when I was little but I have not seen one in years.
Here are some more pics
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&client=firefox-a&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=hummingbird%20moth
2007-06-30 22:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sureits a hummingbird moth
they are cool
I have seen them in real life only twice I think
2007-06-30 22:16:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hawk moth alot of people think that they are humming birds when you first see them
2007-06-30 23:46:01 · answer #5 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋