http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/gallery/4796528_K332a/ We found this unusual critter sipping on our verbenas one late April afternoon. The camera was handy, so we grabbed these shots. Here is our hummingbird moth, officially known as a Nessus Sphinx. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Family Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:24:30 -0700 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:21:54 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-1/284892798_ZBUS2-Ti-1.jpg http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/gallery/4796528_K332a/ http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892798_ZBUS2 <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892798_ZBUS2" title="Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-1/284892798_ZBUS2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:25:06 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-1/284892798_ZBUS2-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-20 13:49:38 a2349160bdefce61d91808a28e5c58bd 06ebb9c876ae7d4b830e80443095e523 a5e6a87176277503664a188d32f63ce8 d4d14be609595f7c29b14b6bd8e97ccd 7480a8f257a686f01ab27f7a1756c229 cc40de6fbd713594b920756571a7963e 8d66755b88b4507c53959d3b9339791a 52e521d4db3afbe5a9be317b0f66615e d799f623484cac2fc2f57fa915942fca Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892798_ZBUS2" title="Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-1/284892798_ZBUS2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892819_4ub5A <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892819_4ub5A" title="Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-2/284892819_4ub5A-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:25:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-2/284892819_4ub5A-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-20 13:49:39 6d1c4e4e6996c50a2be1349bcddfdc76 2ab04c24a7cc3daf0953c596f1e86f5e dc307d3f8e6524b91ae9e98741f4074e f2089757b8c84b7fccfdec1fa217056e 8ac0621344cf44f21ca4b65e9079ce7e 532e2f13ab1363b2c5d19ba1da9092ec 80fa45739e3a6f6b521701d8e758b537 b5d47330b1ffe50a4e70d36ff5fb76e9 b7fa228d4a73da0a7b082e9fc532cf84 Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892819_4ub5A" title="Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-2/284892819_4ub5A-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892853_Lu3bL <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892853_Lu3bL" title="Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-3/284892853_Lu3bL-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:25:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-3/284892853_Lu3bL-Th-2.jpg 2008-04-20 13:49:40 abee500d29f57e63c144d51c6757c52c 4182ebe193586bec84d0289004b743b8 49793b673491de5ba53e4ea2f5cff954 c2d8271f2751e57d826ebe625c679ad1 3100ca75ed64f5db35d9124998562c64 7ba7e495d6af61c555bbae0f3d02d44f 7a225f6105f0b35b4d70a51255d7e809 3e592a92dd79a4565a08351901feb222 506a1320576e54bef874f3174794359e Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892853_Lu3bL" title="Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-3/284892853_Lu3bL-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 3.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892862_M4Ppi <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892862_M4Ppi" title="Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-4/284892862_M4Ppi-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:25:21 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-4/284892862_M4Ppi-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-20 13:49:42 5cc565f5f70fa617c20315083c27d390 977646f44b856b54e828b141361615c9 d588af6cfa4488630be8a296e1ce9dbe 7be75c8c4201dec24690e685fc1804fa 00150883055c6f44c434a513f9ee239a 1a7fb84853dd382ba4b5b37b1fb04886 991f32df1ba22bc2b76ec6f526e4711e c0d0ca5aa4e2087d7237530c764dc244 7f57a55efdf2232bc0c36c71621fa926 Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892862_M4Ppi" title="Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-4/284892862_M4Ppi-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 4.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892871_3mPvS <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892871_3mPvS" title="Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-5/284892871_3mPvS-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:25:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)) http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-5/284892871_3mPvS-Th-1.jpg 2008-04-20 13:49:43 1998e28ddfccf1d11aa91dd5aa708153 cd28561279889f53ece6c952214d2bb1 66ac16c1ca0087110029685284d8c491 cfeb9ab4652c13fb90aeb546a7dadff8 238d25fcc6e0501fd663773aea14b309 72a21250573337ce6a4a558e707c02b5 6bec3c2d52e5385892abb7d117a1141b 6bec3c2d52e5385892abb7d117a1141b Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg <p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com">Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)</a><br />Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg</p><p><a href="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/4796528_K332a#284892871_3mPvS" title="Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg"><img src="http://sunnyshots.smugmug.com/Family/April-June-2008/Nessus-Sphinx-Moth/Nessus-Sphinx-5/284892871_3mPvS-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg" title="Nessus Sphinx 5.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Donna Lachance (sunnyshots) Donna Lachance (sunnyshots)