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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-1-573064263 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Although a little difficult to see well in the photos, it looks to me like Hemaris thysbe (Hummingbird Clearwing Moth). Bill Oehlke has a nice page about them on his site: http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hthysbe.htm When in Nova Scotia, I've seen them feeding on wild flowers surrounding the parking lot at the Joggins Fossil Cliffs on a couple of occasions over the years. Other somewhat similar looking day flying species that can be seen hovering around flowers and that I believe you might have in Nova Scotia are: Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis): http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hdiffinis.htm and the (Nessus Sphinx (Amphion floridensis) http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/afloride.htm The Nessus Sphinx is conspicuous for the bright yellow bands on its abdomen. Bev Wigney (Osgoode, Ontario) On 8-Jun-08, at 3:11 PM, Kathleen MacAulay wrote: > This interesting little moth was sampling lilac > nectar in my yard yesterday evening. It's about 2 cm > long. I don't know very much about insects, but it > looks like one of the hawk moths to me. I didn't know > there were any in Nova Scotia. ID, anyone? > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123378@N03/2561987980/in/ > set-72157605505595647/> > > Kathleen MacAulay > Milford Station > =============================== Bev Wigney Skype: estuary2007 Email: bev@magickcanoe.com Burning Silo blog: http://magickcanoe.com/blog Online Photo Gallery: http://www.pbase.com/crocodile Magick Canoe website: http://magickcanoe.com --Apple-Mail-1-573064263 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Although a little difficult to see well in the photos, it looks to me = like Hemaris thysbe (Hummingbird Clearwing Moth). =A0<div>Bill Oehlke = has a nice page about them on his site:<div><a = href=3D"http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hthysbe.htm">http://www.silkmoths= .bizland.com/hthysbe.htm</a></div><div>When in Nova Scotia, I've seen = them feeding on wild flowers surrounding the parking lot at the Joggins = Fossil Cliffs on a couple of occasions over the years.</div><div>Other = somewhat similar looking day flying species that can be seen hovering = around flowers and that I believe you might have in Nova Scotia are: = =A0=A0</div><div>Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris = diffinis):</div><div><a = href=3D"http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hdiffinis.htm">http://www.silkmot= hs.bizland.com/hdiffinis.htm</a></div><div>and =A0the (Nessus Sphinx = (Amphion floridensis)</div><div><a = href=3D"http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/afloride.htm">http://www.silkmoth= s.bizland.com/afloride.htm</a></div><div>The Nessus Sphinx is = conspicuous for the bright yellow bands on its = abdomen.</div><div><br></div><div>Bev Wigney</div><div>(Osgoode, = Ontario)</div><div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div><div>On 8-Jun-08, = at 3:11 PM, Kathleen MacAulay wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>This = interesting little moth was sampling lilac</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">nectar = in my yard yesterday evening. It's about 2 cm</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">long. I don't know very much about insects, but = it</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">looks like one of the hawk moths to me. I = didn't know</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">there were any in Nova Scotia. = ID, anyone?</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><<a = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123378@N03/2561987980/in/set-721576= 05505595647/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/26123378@N03/2561987980/in/set-= 72157605505595647/</a>></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>Kathleen MacAulay</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span>Milfor= d Station</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div></blockquote></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -web