Can anyone name this moth?

johnrex62 · Sep 10, 2012

Pixguy said:
LMAO
Fred for a female??

Surely you jest.

What makes you think female? Have you checked for the absence of moth balls?

Radar52 · Sep 10, 2012

We have had a ton of them this year in MI, my wife has a large butterfly garden about 10 ft from the pool and I like to watch them while floating and having a "cool" one in the evening quite interesting creatures!

Don87 · Sep 21, 2012

Not so 'harmless': Tomato Hornworms - Identifying and Controlling Tomato Hornworm in a vegetable garden.:shocked:

adjusterr · Sep 22, 2012

I also call them Hummingbird moths, they frequent our flowers and are neat to watch. I'm not sure how they are associated with Tomato Hornworms.

Tig · Sep 22, 2012

Don87 said:
Not so 'harmless': Tomato Hornworms - Identifying and Controlling Tomato Hornworm in a vegetable garden.:shocked:

Ok, now those I have seen, but I've never seen the moth stage.

MossRoad · Sep 25, 2012

Mothra!
Mothra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Don87 · Sep 29, 2012

Tig said:
Ok, now those I have seen, but I've never seen the moth stage.

Now that you know what to look for, you will see them everywhere.

Don87 · Sep 29, 2012

adjusterr said:
I also call them Hummingbird moths, they frequent our flowers and are neat to watch. I'm not sure how they are associated with Tomato Hornworms.

The Hummingbird Moth is the 'adult' stage of the Tomato Hornworm, and the 'egg layer'.

From the article:

"The tomato hornworm represents the larval stage of the hawk or sphinx moth, also known as hummingbird moths".
Tomato Hornworms - Identifying and Controlling Tomato Hornworm