Re: ever seen a...?

> Never heard of a hummingbird bee, but we have  hummingbird moths here.

I suppose it's a regionalism.  My friend called it a h-bee.  But from all I've 
come across since someone said h-moth last night and I found a picture, they 
are one and the same.  And fascinating!
Kitty
> Never heard of a hummingbird bee, but we have  hummingbird moths here. 
> I see them frequently in the garden. They are clearwing moths, day 
> feeders, cousins to the sphinx moths, but their larvae do not share the 
> sphinx larvae's predilection for tomatoes! (tomato hornworm)
> Cathy
> On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 09:45 PM, Kitty wrote:
> 
> > I was touring the Display Gardens last evening around 7:30 and a friend
> > pointed out something I'd never seen or even heard of before: a 
> > hummingbird
> > bee.  Have you ever seen one?  Sort of bigger than a bee, smaller than 
> > a
> > hummingbird. Wings and proboscis like a hummingbird, but also a fine 
> > set of
> > antennae.  Body was brownish to charcoal, appeared kind of furry maybe?
> > Does anyone know what I'm talking about?  It was fascinating!
> >
> > Kitty
> >
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