tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345182869978637458.post1413837119007228694..comments2023-09-01T09:26:32.110-05:00Comments on Texas Tufa: Pretty but What is He? (Identified)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345182869978637458.post-92128989523650419642011-07-18T13:39:16.492-05:002011-07-18T13:39:16.492-05:00Totally bizarre- have no idea! But it's prett...Totally bizarre- have no idea! But it's pretty!khakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632954199885871025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345182869978637458.post-38089579052345941802011-07-18T10:28:11.816-05:002011-07-18T10:28:11.816-05:00I knew y'all would know. However after lookin...I knew y'all would know. However after looking up Hemaris thysbe I thought it might be a different species due to his yellow banding. Viewing http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hemaris-thysbe and then http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hemaris-diffinis ... I think he is a might be the Snowberry clearwing Hemaris diffinis. Either way, he may just be a little out of his Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140773202280570336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345182869978637458.post-7923819844350338982011-07-18T09:45:29.595-05:002011-07-18T09:45:29.595-05:00I'm glad someone knows what he is, no clue her...I'm glad someone knows what he is, no clue here, but he sure is pretty! There are so many strange bugs out there, hard to believe the variety. <br /><br />Any chance you'll be up in our neck of the woods on your trip?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345182869978637458.post-13395805625150987132011-07-18T08:48:07.360-05:002011-07-18T08:48:07.360-05:00Clearwing Hummingbird moth, Hemaris thysbe, I beli...Clearwing Hummingbird moth, Hemaris thysbe, I believe. I get them on the Duranta.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345182869978637458.post-35375027763593313792011-07-18T08:37:50.787-05:002011-07-18T08:37:50.787-05:00Looks like a hummingbird moth. Not sure if thats t...Looks like a hummingbird moth. Not sure if thats the actaul name, but we have bunches of them here in Jersey. They fly around to all the flowers just like a hummingbird but just a bi smaller.Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217361936715452718noreply@blogger.com