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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: dodo on August 06, 2020, 10:16:11 PM

Title: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth in Don Valley
Post by: dodo on August 06, 2020, 10:16:11 PM

I was walking in the Don Valley north of the Bloor Viaduct at 6:45 PM today. While watching the Monarchs, bees and wasps pollinating the flowers at the edge of a swamp,I saw a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth darting around so I pulled out my cellphone and got a photo.

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Title: Re: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth in Don Valley
Post by: Ally on August 07, 2020, 12:42:08 AM

Wow, I didn't know this creature existed. How amazing!

Title: Re: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth in Don Valley
Post by: Dr. John on August 07, 2020, 12:33:29 PM

Cool.  We've had a couple visiting our milkweed over the years.

Title: Re: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth in Don Valley
Post by: Axeman on August 07, 2020, 12:35:47 PM

Cool! They are always fascinating...I will get them on occasion at our lilac topiary....I don't carry a cell phone though so you'll just have to take my word for it. I've seen bigfoot too.

Title: Re: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth in Don Valley
Post by: Shortsighted on August 07, 2020, 03:03:07 PM

Was he with that floozy again? I feel there's a foot fetish a-foot.
No cell phone either? I'm impressed. Haven't succumb to the mania of hyper
connection. Finding a man who values privacy is encouraging.

Title: Re: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth in Don Valley
Post by: dodo on August 07, 2020, 09:48:37 PM

This is the only time I have seen one of those moths but I became aware of their existence about 10 years ago when a lady took a photo and video at the beechwood wetland (which is a little further up the Don) and posted on her blog http://beechwoodwetland.blogspot.com/se ... date=false (http://beechwoodwetland.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-07-16T07:33:00-04:00&max-results=20&start=91&by-date=false)