Re: [Maine-birds] ID help needed

Hi -

It looks like a clearwing sphinx moth. Beautiful insect!

Here's an article and pic:

https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/landscaping-and-hardscaping/clearwing-sphinx-moth

Clearwing Sphinx Moth | HGTV Gardeners with butterfly bushes usually look forward to visits from this fast-flying insect. Zipping from flower cluster to flower cluster, here's a critter that looks vaguely like a bee but behaves like a hummingbird. Unlike a bee, which has to land on a flower to feed, the clearwing sphinx moth hovers above its food like a hummingbird. www.hgtv.com

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Subject: [Maine-birds] ID help needed

 

The creature in these photos taken in Troy this (June 27) afternoon was
about the size of a June bug, and for a few seconds our eyes were trying
to make an insect out of it. I cannot find any pictures of hummingbirds
that resemble this. Thanks for any help.

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