The Snowberry Clearwings
have found the Butterfly Bush.
about 1 1/2 inches wing tip to wing tip,
that mimic bumble bees.
I am looking for them to arrive soon
now that the Butterfly Bush is in full bloom.
Moths are very good bugs!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Snowberry Clearwing
The Snowberry Clearwings
have found the Butterfly Bush.
about 1 1/2 inches wing tip to wing tip,
that mimic bumble bees.
I am looking for them to arrive soon
now that the Butterfly Bush is in full bloom.
Moths are very good bugs!
Great photos, and I learned something. What a deal!
ReplyDeleteWhat great photos Sherry. We have one at our house too. I was wondering how we know if it is a snowberry or a hummingbird moth? I have two books that show them and there is conflicting information. The one we have looks just like yours.
ReplyDeleteI saw one at my butterfly bush a few days ago but I thought it had gray/black stripes...didn't get a photo but it was smaller than a hummingbird moth.
ReplyDeleteJust checking in to say HI!
Miss you and trying to catch up. I notice your posts are more vibrant and in good health :o)
Mary
That is an interesting looking moth...such a great first photo you have. I really like the sphinx moths. Although this year I may have "planned" the garden a little off -- their favored plant is blooming at the side of the house (where we don't tend to sit and observe).
ReplyDeleteDear Sherry....that is amazing I was reading about this delightful creature last night.......and I awake next morning to find your post.
ReplyDeleteShe is so beautiful I could look at her all day....It is lucky she is not in my garden, nothing would get done.......
Are those Butterfly Bushes, also known as Buddleia? We have a purple one, & I have wondered if that is why the butterflies seem so prevalent in the Summer, when it blooms.
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs and smiles
ReplyDeleteBlessings~
Oh, he's magnificent Sherry!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen one before this! Very interesting! Great photos for sure! My butterfly bush has NOT yet blossomed..roses now!
ReplyDeleteI saw my first hummingbird moth a couple of years ago and never knew there was such a thing until then. Thanks for the picture of the clearwing. Moths can be utterly fascinating!
ReplyDeleteDear Wren,
ReplyDeleteI learn something new every day too! Mother Nature is amazing!
Sherry
Dear Lisa,
ReplyDeleteThey do look similiar. The Hummingbird moths are much larger.
Maybe I will get lucky and have one of each soon I could do a comparison and contrast post.
I bet you have the Snowberry Clearwings too.
They are pretty!
Sherry
Dear Mary,
ReplyDeleteHummmm....black and white striped??? There are lots of different Sphinx moths. I think they all beautiful.
My health has been restored! I am feeling very, very good.
I hope to do a post soon over on Ayurveda Way. Good health is a gift and a blessing not only in the backyard but in one's own body.
Thank you for your friendship.
Your support means the world to me.
Miss you too. Hope one of these days we can sit and sip lemon water in our big floppy sun hats and watch the Hummingbirds.
Rest when you can.
Hugs,
Sherry
Dear Chris,
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I planted a hedge of Spice bushes for the Spice Bush Swallowtails. The hedge is in a spot we cannot see very well unless we are walking around the yard! I cannot even see it from a window! Hope the Swallowtails find it and lay their eggs.
The gardens are all about the bugs and the birds. Maybe you will get a glimps of the Clearwings, they are pretty.
Sherry
Dear Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteWe are connected!!!
I think my job is to watch the birds and the bugs!!! Nothing does get done at my house.
The weeding will have to wait I guess until the bugs are sleeping. Maybe I could weed by the light of the full moon! That sounds romantic.
Hugs,
Sherry
Dear Meggie,
ReplyDeleteYes! The butterfly bushes are Buddleia. They also are called, "Summer Lilac". The butterflies do love the blooms. I have four of these bushes and would love to do another ten or twenty!!! Lots of great food for the bugs from the first of July until frost.
Sherry
Dear Jeanne,
ReplyDeleteThanks dear heart!
Sherry
Dear Jayne,
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely bugs!
I am looking around my yard to see if I can find a few spots for more butterfly bushes! I love having them near the deck so I can watch the Clearwings and the butterflies from my steamer chair. I have seen the Hummers getting tiny bugs (maybe spiders) from the butterfly bushes. I think they are pretty bushes and I read the flowers are long lasting cut. Maybe if I ever felt as if I had enough flowers for the butterflies I would cut one for my desk!
Sherry
Dear Anna,
ReplyDeleteYour roses are beautiful too!
Your Buddleia will bloom soon I bet. Wonderful food for the butterflies. I do not know if the Clearwings come as far north as Canada. I will see if there is a range map in my book.
These are pretty bugs!
If I close my eyes I can smell your sweet roses.
Sherry
Dear icqb,
ReplyDeleteMoths are very varied. The Sphinx Moths are beautiful as are the Hawk moths. I keep hoping I will see a Luna Moth. Fantastic moths!
Sherry
Wonderful images of the the Clearwing! I am always happy to see them in the garden, they help out with the pollination!
ReplyDeleteLoved the pics. And that hummingbird clearwing is cute!
ReplyDeleteI've never imagined there can be so beautiful moths! Thanks to your post now I know it! Great captures!
ReplyDeleteDear Cyndy,
ReplyDeleteI also love seeing them. I think they are beautiful bugs.
The Butterfly bush attracts them too.
Sherry
Dear Wendy,
ReplyDeleteI thibnk the Clearwings are incredible. I love to watch them.
I am smitten with bugs,
Sherry
Dear Aluajala,
ReplyDeleteI hope more of the beauties cme to my backyard this year. The moth world has these gorgeous silk moths...oh my they are very lovely and the Luna Moth is exquisite.
Sherry
Hi Sherry,
ReplyDeleteThere is an old farm house nearby which has been restored by a historical group. They have a period garden which my husband and I went to look at on a walk this evening. I saw a snowberry clearing on some flowers and said, "Look, that's a moth. It's a snowberry clearwing."
"Wow!" my husband said. "It really is a moth! I thought it was just a bumble bee."
Thanks to you my husband thinks I'm sooo smart!
Dear ICQB,
ReplyDeleteI was so happy to read your comment! One of my blogging goals is to introduce the beautiful bugs in my backyard so others see and recognizie them in their backyards.
I keep thinking people will see how beautiful the bug world is they will stop killing the bugs! We need the bugs, all of them!!!
You are smart! There is so much to learn too!
I went to the library and checked out 8 books about bugs in the garden. LOL
Birds like bugs too.
Buzzzzzzz.
Happy Bugging,
Sherry