hummingbird moth/sphinx moth
Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
> > The "hummingbird moth" is more correctly a "sphinx moth," some of which are
> parents to the dread tomato hornworm. Margaret
>
I got several responses to this. Thanks to all who picked up on my
dilema.
It is funny how many different species of insects you see in a new
area.
You are right, the tail looks like a lobster tail.
The hummingbird in my yard seems attracted to the crocosmia and balsam
plants. He is pretty tame and seems to like to show off.
One day I was out collecting seeds and heard a humming noise. I assumed
it was a bumble bee and went about my business. He was really quite
close all the time, I just never noticed him. One evening the cat
slipped out and joined us on the porch. He caught sight of the cat
before the cat noticed him and made a bee-line out of here.
I noticed there are a lot of wild things growing in the yard. One looks
like a cucumber leaf and this morning I saw it in a vacant lot next door
and it has a pretty blue flower near the bottom.
And then I find out what I had been weeding in other parts of the
garden were actually some hollyhocks. I wish there were a website for
identifying young plants. No telling how many get scrapped before it
dawns on me that they are something I planted and just took a long time
to germinate. ARGH!
Rita
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