Anyone know what this is? It is what I would thing a baby hummingbird would look like...it does have a 'beak' and rapid wing movement...but it has antannae and 6 legs! No stinger..and has what looks like tail feathers! I am in Jalisco Mexico and whatever this is ...it is prolific right now!
That is a moth.
It is related to the one that starts out as a tobacco/tomato worm and turns into a Sphynx moth. Someone over at the Insect ID forum could tell you exactly which one it is - the "tail feathers" and white band around its abdomen are pretty distinctive.
PS - sometimes they are called "Hummingbird" moths, for obvious reasons - but it is still a moth.
This message was edited Jun 6, 2016 7:46 PM
It's called a Hummingbird Moth or Common Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe). They are very distinctive and fun to watch.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/264
We have them also. The maroonish ones with the olive back are Hummingbird Clearwing moths. The Gold+black ones are Snowberry clearwing moths
