Re: hummingbirds NOW Tomato Hornworms

 little 
> flying lobsters

Quite descriptive!

50's here today.  Rain has stopped for awhile.

--
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5

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From: Maria Olshin <marolsh@ptd.net>
> Tomato hornworms are members of the Sphingidae family, as are the 
> clearwing Sphinx moths that look so much like hummers. Manduca 
> quinquemaculata,  the Tomato Hornworm, is not a clearwing moth, and 
> grows up to be the Five-spotted Hawkmoth.
> 
> When I had a large buddleia in bloom, it was covered with the little 
> flying lobsters, as well as many other butterflies and insects. Alas, 
> buddleia is marginally hardy here, and I have seen few sphinx moths in 
> the last couple of years. The hummers always come back but since the 
> elevation here is nearly 2000 feet, they first show up in May, and 
> don't settle in until around Memorial Day.
> 
> Mud season is well under way here, and last week's three inches of snow 
> is disappearing fast. There was very little snow this season; my 
> driveway was plowed only three times, although there was plenty of 
> rain. The lake is still low and there won't be much snowmelt this 
> spring. This morning I saw several skeins of Canada geese flying 
> northward, and even though the lake is still 95% iced-over, there was a 
> hardy soul out in a canoe, exploring the edges.
> 
> Maria in NE PA, zone 5b
> 
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