I saw a pink and striped hummingbird moth late this evening. This one was much larger than the green and reddish colored ones I saw in the yard for several evenings last month. The picture to the left is kind of blurred, but you can still see the pink color and the stripes on the body and wings. This one was very friendly, and flew and hovered all around me, even almost touching my hand a couple of times. I had on a dark pink tshirt and it seemed to be attracted to that color. I’m definitely going to plant these pink penta flowers again next year– they attract hummingbirds, tons of butterflies and honeybees, and now hummingbird moths! It was almost dark so I didn’t get a chance to take more than these two photos, and I had to use a flash to get these. Both photos are clickable for larger versions.
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September 23, 2007 at 10:55 pm
I love watching these moths and have seen several this summer, but none like the one you have photographed here. it’s beautiful!
September 24, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I have been seeing these on other blogs. I’ve never seen one! You did great in low light.
September 25, 2007 at 1:31 am
Leeann, I saw this one right at dark and even after dark. It was here today and yesterday also. Look around your butterfly bush very late evening, you may see one of these pink colored ones.
September 25, 2007 at 1:38 am
Mary, thanks. I see them quite often here, more this summer than I ever remember. I rarely see them during the day, it’s always very late evening and at night. I usually hear them before I see them — they sound just like a hummingbird in flight, and they come very close to me, closer than a hummingbird usually does. They seem to be drawn to the same types of flowers as hummingbirds. I’m almost positive that they would be in your area too (I’m not all that far from you, and our weather seems to be very similar). Hopefully you will get to see one some time, as they are very pretty and interesting to watch.
August 18, 2008 at 12:41 am
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