Went walking on Old Salem Path and came across a beautiful butterfly bush with a butterfly and some other sort of flying bee. Anyone know what kind of bee it is? I love the butterfly eating upside down.
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Hi Donna,
Not a bee, but a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Here’s a link to an article that I wrote about Clearwings if you’d like to learn more: http://kimsmithdesigns.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/hummingbird-clearwing-moth/
The butterfly looks like an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, but it could easily be a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail, too, because in our region, they cross breed.
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Thanks Kim, I knew you would know..
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You are welcome Donna!
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Hummingbird Moth. We have lots of them down South. Beautiful creatures.
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Sure is beautiful here both compliment the scenery and make for a great picture and watching them up close- Thanks D:-) & K:-)
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Thanks Dave, they are really amazing
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We have a butterfly bush in our yard and are visited by those bee-like creatures, and we’ve been told they are “clear-wing moths.” They’re really amazing.
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Thanks, that is what they are
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Exquisite photography. Always a pleasure to view your work, Kim and Donna. My three yr. old granddaughter just said “Wow!” followed by “Yummy.” (I told her we don’t eat butterflies and she laughed; she’s being quite silly today. It’s a wonderful age.)
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Thank you just love kids
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