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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Apr 26, 2008

do the moths start out small and get larger during summer?... I took a shot of this yesterday and was wondering if it was a tiny humming bird moth

edit -- it was hovering like a humming bird moth

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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Apr 26, 2008

another angle

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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Apr 26, 2008

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lavender4ever (Louise) Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b) Apr 26, 2008

I know there are some types with wingspans as small as 1.25 inches. I think it is the clearwing family.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 26, 2008

onewish1, that is a fly. Maybe in this genus Systoechus:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/6326

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onewish1 Denville, NJ(Zone 6b) Apr 26, 2008

wow would have never guessed it.... thanks

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 26, 2008

You're welcome - I wasn't quite awake when I posted earlier, it might be possible to get a better ID. But it's definitely a bee fly of some kind.

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