Re: Southeastern PA update

Could have been a luna moth, which are the size of a sparrow.  We had one
banging against the window one night, scared the hell out of my wife. I
think there's also a moth that looks like a hummingbird - don't know the
name (hummingbird moth?).


>I was up on 
>my ladder pollinating gourds last night (they bloom at night), when I felt 
>this buzzing over my shoulder.  I turned to see the biggest moth I have ever 
>seen in my life working the gourd flowers. When I tell you that it was the 
>size of a small bird, I am not exaggerating.  I almost fell off of the 
>ladder. Later on, I saw two of them working the plants.  Now I now that 
>gourds are usually pollinated by moths, but I've never seen anything like 
>this.  Can anyone out there tell me what it was that I had a close encounter 
>with?
>Steve Clarke
>Havertown, PA
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