CLOSED: Thought it was a hummingbird at first...sorry no pic

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rparrny East Moriches, NY Aug 02, 2007

I noticed this insect in love with the purple petunias...I've seen it twice now but I'm never quick enough to get a picture. A fuzzy body like a bumble bee but bigger, tan toward the head and than black and tan toward the tail mostly the body is an almond shape. Large black antenae and a very large sucker that for a moment looked like the beak of a hummingbird but much too thin. Transparent looking wings and moves and flies just like a humming bird. Any Ideas?

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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 02, 2007

It sounds like a hummingbird or clearwing moth. Does it look like one of these?

http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/264/

http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/900/


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rparrny East Moriches, NY Aug 02, 2007

Yup that's it!

Thanks for the quick info

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