Snowberry Clearwing Moth
I was visited by a unique moth yesterday evening. At first, with its black and yellow banding, I thought I might need to keep my distance. But on closer inspection I realized it was some variation of a moth.
It never landed but hovered at several butterfly bush flower stalks. It's flight was mostly silent and it reminded me of a hummingbird in its movement forward and back. Upon research, it's often called a Hummingbird Moth or a Bumblebee Moth because of the way it flies. I lean more toward a hummingbird because of it's wing pattern in flight and its tufted tail.
