This week's POB photo challenge theme by 
@friendlymoose is INSECTS. You can see the RULES HERE
The contest ends next Sunday 8pm CEST.
This is a fun photo contest with a different theme each week. If you are not already following
INSECTS
The photos that I chose for this week's contest topic were taken this week in the Chicago Botanical Garden. The first time I saw a sphinx/hummingbird moth in my flower garden I thought it was a hummingbird until I looked closer. Similarly to hummingbirds they
hover in midair while they feed on nectar from flowers.
I am not an insect authority, but I found this info about them.
The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms.
Wikipedia
Here they range from Central America north into the United States and into southern Canada. Known as a Bee Moth in Europe, they seem to range over much of the world
all photos are from my family albums
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