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Old May 29th, 2007, 01:50 PM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
Tim Lysyk
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Default Strange beast sighting

Tim Lysyk wrote:
Scott Seidman wrote:

I didn't get a close enough look to categorically say there was no
beak, so I can't be sure, but I thought I saw a rather prominent
probiscus for nectar collection-- maybe some sort of odd moth??


Probablt a clearwing moth. See
http://www.birds-n-garden.com/snowbe...ird_moths.html

Not sure yours would be same species, but the family would be the same.

Also, see photos at


http://www.naturalsciences.org/funst...bird_moth.html


also scroll down to at least the third photo on
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/clearwing_moth.html

Tim Lysyk


Sorry, that should have been clear-winged *sphinx* moth. There is a
different family called clearwinged moths that resemble wasps.

Tim Lysyk