CLOSED: Hummingbird moth?

San Diego, CA

I stopped by a friend's house around sunset and her neighbor had a lovely night jasmine (I think...correct me if I'm wrong). the scent was so strong I knew it was there before going over to see it closer. As I got closer, there was what I originally thought was a hummingbird fluttering to-and-fro, stopping for sips of nectar. I slowly retreated to my car where I just happened to have my digital camera and snapped a few pictures before the battery died. I like this pic but it's a little blurry...can anyone make it nicer for me?

Anyway, is this a hummingbird moth?
Are there several varieties of hummer-moths and if so, what is this one?

I'll attach a couple more pics. You'll have to get close to see the details.

Thumbnail by shannon71
San Diego, CA

Not sure the other pics came through so sending this one...

Thumbnail by shannon71
San Diego, CA

and the last one...

Thumbnail by shannon71
West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b)

Some people call the sphinx moths hummingbird moths.... there's a clear-wing hummingbird moth that is called that too. I think yours is a White-lined Sphinx moth. The fisrt link is a bunch of different moths, and the second is a page about your moth (I think, anyway...)

http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=hummingbird+moth&search=Search


http://bugguide.net/node/view/3071

The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a)

I agree.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/34160#77183

San Diego, CA

ID completed! Thank you CeeJaytown and Claypa.

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