I.D. night flying Moth?
Croaton
croaton at aol.com
Fri Sep 3 21:55:05 EDT 1999
After dusk tonight I saw in my garden a moth that is as large as a woman's
thumb with a wing span to match or somewhat larger. It was hard to tell if
there were two sets of wings. I suspect there were. It was feeding on nectar
of the petunia. It had a tongue as long as its body and antennae that looked
feathered. It appeared to have black and greenish yellow bands on its body.
In profile it looked like a hummingbird and it fed in the same manner, but this
was no bird! I am familiar with the Hummingbird Moth and see them in my garden
during the day. This was just before it was too dark to see. I live in
Illinois. Can anyone identify this?
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