I have never seen one of these before today. There was no birds in the sky to photograph and little else of interest. I decided to try and capture a bee out at the lilac bushes out front. Was I surprised to see this. It is called a hummingbird moth ( Hemaris thysbe ). This particular one is also called a Snowberry clearwing Moth (Hemaris deffinis).. Most people at first glance mistake it for a hummingbird as it flies in the same way a hummingbird does sucking the nectar from flowering plants.In the spring it will deposit green eggs on the underside of leaves.
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