I ran into this fellow in my garden last night. I was so fascinated I spent over half an hour watching him/her feeding from my spider wort. This is the best pic to see pattern. I had heard of hummingbird moths before but had never actually seen one. I surfed the net and think it might be a White Line Sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) but the pattern does not quite match those others have posted. Posted pics showed the red color on the hind wings (not the abdomen) and a strong white line on the fore wings running from body out to tip (mine has faint band that crosses fore wing). Is there variation in patterns with the species? Could this be some other related species?
any help is appreciated.
Lisa
