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Ron Fredrick | profile | all galleries >> Macro (Butterflies and Other Insects) >> Hummingbird Hawk-moth ( Sphingidae ) I tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Tarantula Hawk Wasp | Hummingbird Hawk-moth ( Sphingidae ) I

Hummingbird Hawk-moth ( Sphingidae ) I

Most Hummingbird Hawk-moths fly at might and are rarely seen. A few species fly during cloudy afternoons and at dusk when they feed at flowers in a manner similar to that of a hummingbird. Hummingbird Moths use a long, thin, needle-like mouthpart called a proboscis to eat. The proboscis stays coiled up like a garden hose until it is time to use it. When the moth approaches a flower, it uncoils its proboscis and dips it deep into the flower where the nectar is. The moths in these images are White-linned Sphinx Moths which came out just before dusk in Prescott, Arizona.
White-linned Sphinx Moth
White-linned Sphinx Moth
White-linned Sphinx Moth
White-linned Sphinx Moth
White-linned Sphinx Moth
White-linned Sphinx Moth
White-linned Sphinx Moth
White-linned Sphinx Moth