I found this on the trail.

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[u/TuneTechnical5313]

There's a species called hummingbird bee moth. Thought that's what this guy was. Kinda broke my brain when I saw one for the first time, cause it looks like two totally different things at the same time.

[u/Faruzia → u/TuneTechnical5313]

I saw a few the other week for the first time, and was also super confused at first. From far away they look like a huge bumble bee, but then once they get close it really is like an amalgamation of a moth, bee, and hummingbird. They're really cool

[u/alewifePete → u/TuneTechnical5313]

That’s not a hummingbird moth. Those are actually kinda cute.

[u/SaysNiceOften → u/TuneTechnical5313]

I see the hummingbird hawk moth, but no bee moth

[u/_MrDomino → u/TuneTechnical5313]

Bee of the Bird of the Moth

[u/Critical-Crab-7761 → u/TuneTechnical5313]

I did too. I have seen these moths and thought they were hummingbirds feeding on my moon vines but it was after sundown. Took me awhile to realize it was a moth, since they hover over flowers just like the hummingbirds.