tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post5339709737250953049..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: white-lined sphinx ~ 04/15/14 ~ PinnaclesKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-88078359872258574092014-04-30T15:52:49.876-07:002014-04-30T15:52:49.876-07:00J, good idea to let it out on its own. I had a wh...J, good idea to let it out on its own. I had a white-lined sphinx in the stairwell at home this morning. It's a hefty moth. Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-43600313618855829282014-04-30T00:16:55.931-07:002014-04-30T00:16:55.931-07:00OMG I think this is exactly what was flying around...OMG I think this is exactly what was flying around in my bathroom a couple nights ago! I couldn't believe it. I was like, what is this gigantic thing? I had to turn on an outdoor light, open the bathroom door going outside, and shut out the bathroom lights to get it to go back outside. Crazy! It was really cool.Jennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-25608169891675477942014-04-29T06:27:44.317-07:002014-04-29T06:27:44.317-07:00Graeme. You don't have hummingbirds in the UK...Graeme. You don't have hummingbirds in the UK!?! I did not know that.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-59415300735750481262014-04-27T23:17:27.704-07:002014-04-27T23:17:27.704-07:00It's always a joy to see a day-flying moth tha...It's always a joy to see a day-flying moth that looks like a hummingbird.<br /><br />In the UK, we have the Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum.<br /><br />Though we do not have hummingbirds in the UK, when you encounter your first hawk-moth impersonating one, it really is difficult to convince yourself that it is an insect and not a bird!Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.com