We were exploring the local garden centre when we came across an insect that caught our eye and total attention. It was a flying bug, but its wings moved so fast we couldn't really see them. It's body was orange and brown, and distinctly separate from the wings, rectangular in shape. There was antennae coming from its head and it was large, 4inches perhaps. There was a humming from it as it flew, but we could tell it wasn't a humming bird. The kids and I chased it around the garden centre fascinated (while others got out of it's way!). This is what we saw. One of the employees helped us out with identifying it; hummingbird hawk moth.
an award winning picture of this difficult to photograph moth
different types of hummingbird moths
1 comment:
Lucky find! They are not common at all in this area. I once chased one around my friends garden for hours trying to get a good photo. The moth won! I never did get a good photo.
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