A last moth pic

I just had to include this pic of the White-lined Sphinx Moth as it shows it's probiscus extended for about 2 inches. It also appears (though you have to double-click on the pic to enlarge it) that the probiscus is touching a flower stolon on one flower above the flower where it's probiscus is inserted. Since the probiscus is described as a tube, I wouldn't think that it could absorb liquid by touching a stolon in this manner but you never know.

According to CentralPets.com,
White-lined Sphinx Moths "can hover over flowers before zooming over to another area in a manner very similar to that of a hummingbird. Because this flight pattern requires so much energy and produces such large amounts of body heat, the White Lined Sphinx Moth usually emerges at dusk to seek out flowers whose nectar has a high amount of energy-giving sugar in the fluid. The White Lined Sphinx Moth may remain active all night and sometimes into the morning." SeEtta

Nectar sipping White-lined Sphinx Moth

Check out these pics of the same White-lined Sphinx Moth as I posted on last night. It has it's probiscus extended to sip nectar from a Sunset Hyssop (Agastache rupestris), which is native to the southwest (including northern New Mexico, which is not too distant from Canon City).

Sunset Hyssop is considered to be a good plant for attracting hummingbirds that also enjoy it's nectar. White-lined Sphinx Moth

I think these pics also provide good views of this moth's face. You can learn more about these interesting moths here. SeEtta

White-lined Spinx Moth

Though this isn't a bird, it is a gorgeous flying critter is sometimes mistaken for a hummingbird though it is actually a moth--a White-lined Spinx Moth. Ajavascript:void(0)
Publish Posts can be seen by the top pic, these are very attractive and colorful moths. These moths are omnivorous that uses weeds as well as beneficial plants for hosts.

You can see it's proboscis in the bottom two pics as it sips nectar from the flowers. More tomorrow. SeEtta