Photography Wild Delmarva on 23 Jul 2010 09:03 am
Bird or Bee?
Here’s a creature with an identity crisis. Some might think this unusual insect is a hummingbird as it flies, hovers and its wings hum just like a hummingbird. Then there is the issue that it looks like a Bumblebee. But it neither a bird or a bee but it is a Hummingbird Moth a.k.a. Bumblebee Moth. Like many moths they have a very long tongue they use to gather the nectar of long-necked flowers.
on 23 Jul 2010 at 11:57 am 1.Paul said …
whoa – never knew such a creature existed – amazing
on 23 Jul 2010 at 4:02 pm 2.Jane said …
The Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth? These moths are fast . . . they buzz around and don’t stop making this an even better shot than most may realize!