New Hummingbird Species.......NOT!!! - September 10th, 2005 at 11:12 AM
I happened to see a Hummingbird colored just like a bumblebee today drinking from some tubular flowers and then I noticed the antennae and multiple legs and I said, "What the Heck?!?!" A quick search on the Web revealed it to be a Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth! I had heard of, but not seen this creature. Everyone who sees it for the first time thinks they have discovered a new type of hummingbird or bumblebee or a hybrid cross between the two (as if that was possible!). Anyway here it is for your viewing pleasure.
Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth
Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth