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J blue

Please like these photos.

This bug was so fast. Followed it around for 15’ and these were the best pics I got. Oh well.

Hemaris deffinis, snowberry clearing (aka hummingbird moth) on Salvia lyrata, lyre leaf sage

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@jblue Can't simply just "like"! I love these! What a beautiful moth with those translucent wings!!

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Those are great photos. My last sphynx moth photos were barely legible.
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Edited for spelling

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I've never seen a hummingbird moth before, thank you for sharing these.

@jblue Clearwing Moths are so cool. It's so awesome to see the convergent evolution on the body and behaviour between these moths and hummingbirds.

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Great photos! Terrific depth of field. Excellent focus. Beautiful composition. Well done, you!

@jblue @plants there's some species of these moths that I see here occasionally, always a treat!

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These are indeed difficult to get a good photo of, but it turned out quite well.👍

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This is my best shot of the closely related Macroglossum stellatarum. (in Dutch: "kolibrievlinder" => 'hummingbird butterfly'). (also member of Sphingidae family)
Not an award-winning photo either🤭 .

@jblue @plants They are so very difficult to photograph, very glad you shared!