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I just saw one of these "hummingbird moths" but am not sure what it is. =A0=
Here is a link to the photo I posted on my blog. =A0It didn't look, to me a=
nyway, like either of the three mentioned. =A0Sorry the quality is not grea=
t, I don't have a sophisticated camera! =A0You can see it is gold and rust-=
coloured predominantly. =A0I don't recall seeing one here before, and I've =
been here for 15 years. =A0The comfrey patch has taken over my garden, is a=
big draw for bees and hummingbirds as well.=0Ahttp://turtlehillfarm.files.=
wordpress.com/2014/06/hummingbird-moth-1-copy.jpg?w=3D782&h=3D559=0AOn Thur=
sday, June 19, 2014 10:43:33 PM, jim.edsall <jim.edsall@bellaliant.net> wro=
te:=0A =0A=0A=0ABoth H.diffinis and thysbe are common in NS and H.gracilis =
is presentbbut much rarer..jim=0A=0A=0A=0A=0AJim Edsall=0ACheck out my new =
website at http://jimedsall.com=0A=0A=0A-------- Original message --------=
=0AFrom: Doug Linzey <doug@fundymud.com> =0ADate: 06-19-2014 10:25 PM (GM=
T-04:00) =0ATo: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> =0ASubject: [NatureNS] M=
oth ID =0A=0A=0AI was looking down from my deck today and spotted an impres=
sive day-flying moth feeding in the cotoneaster flowers. It was behaving li=
ke a bumblebee or hummingbird, I assumed Sphinx moth and zeroed in on Hemar=
is diffinis. It never stopped moving, so there was no chance for a photo, b=
ut it had a couple of closely spaced yellow bands across the tail, which we=
re very obvious from a distance. The body was relatively dark, but not blac=
k. H. diffinis is not listed on the Butterflies and Moths of NA site for No=
va Scotia, but H. thysbe is. Judging from pictures on the web, the moth Iob=
served was not the latter.=0A=0AAny ideas?=0A=0AWe do have one familiar mot=
h lodging here on the N. Mountain tonight -- a Luna, which is the second on=
e I've seen here this week (the first was in impeccable shape; this one is =
definitely worn).=0A=0ACheers,=0ADoug Linzey=0AArlington, NS=0A =0A=0A=0A=
=0ACarmel Smith=0AJust north of Bridgewater
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lveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:10pt"><div>I just saw one of these "hummingbird moths" but am not s=
ure what it is. Here is a link to the photo I posted on my blog. &nbs=
p;It didn't look, to me anyway, like either of the three mentioned. S=
orry the quality is not great, I don't have a sophisticated camera! Y=
ou can see it is gold and rust-coloured predominantly. I don't recall=
seeing one here before, and I've been here for 15 years. The comfrey=
patch has taken over my garden, is a big draw for bees and hummingbirds as=
well.</div><div><br></div>http://turtlehillfarm.files.wordpress.com/2014/0=
6/hummingbird-moth-1-copy.jpg?w=3D782&h=3D559<div id=3D"yiv9509442550" =
class=3D"" style=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D""><div style=3D"color:#000;b=
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Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" class=3D""><div id=3D"yiv950944=
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yle=3D""></span></div> <div class=3D"" id=3D"yiv9509442550yqt49567" style=
=3D""><div class=3D"" id=3D"yiv9509442550yui_3_16_0_8_1403231139848_7" styl=
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elvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"=
> <div class=3D"" style=3D"font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helve=
tica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"" style=3D""> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial" class=3D"" style=3D""=
> On Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:43:33 PM, jim.edsall <jim.edsall@bellali=
ant.net> wrote:<br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D""> </font> </div> =
<br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" sty=
le=3D""> <div class=3D"" style=3D""><div id=3D"yiv9509442550" class=3D"" st=
yle=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"">Both
H.diffinis and thysbe are common in NS and H.gracilis is presentbbut much=
=0A rarer..jim</div><div class=3D"" style=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"=
" style=3D""></div><div class=3D"" style=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D""=
style=3D""></div><div class=3D"" style=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" =
style=3D""></div><div class=3D"" style=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" s=
tyle=3D""></div><div class=3D"" style=3D""><div style=3D"font-size:100%;" c=
lass=3D"">Jim Edsall<br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D"">Check out my n=
ew website at http://jimedsall.com</div></div> <br clear=3D"none" class=3D"=
" style=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D""><br clear=3D"none" cl=
ass=3D"" style=3D"">-------- Original message --------<br clear=3D"none" cl=
ass=3D"" style=3D"">From: Doug Linzey <doug@fundymud.com> <br clear=
=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D"">Date: 06-19-2014 10:25 PM (GMT-04:00) <br=
clear=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D"">To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns=
.ca> <br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D"">Subject: [NatureNS] Moth I=
D <br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" style=3D""> <br clear=3D"none" class=3D"" s=
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