Hummingbird Moth in action

Jnette....here is the bugguide photos of sphinx moths..there are a bunch. If you see one that looks close, click it and see it closer and also what range it is found in. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=sphinx+moth&edit%5Btype%5D%5Bbgimage%5D=on

Thanks for that site Sheila. Because it looks like I found a different kind of sphinx moth on the door one night. Now I'm just trying to figure out what one it might be from that site. It caught my attention because it was so much bigger then the other moths that were around the door because the light was on.

One of the biggest moths I have ever seen, other then the ones that look like hummingbirds.

If you have kiddos, and want to show them some cool moths, pin a sheet on a clothes line or from porch roof and put a bright light behind it. It intensivfies the light and gives them something to land on. Get the camera ready!