{"id":26780,"date":"2015-07-19T04:37:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T10:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=26780"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:35:13","slug":"white-lined-sphinx-moths-for-national-moth-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/07\/19\/white-lined-sphinx-moths-for-national-moth-week\/","title":{"rendered":"White-lined Sphinx Moths for National Moth Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"White-linedWhite-lined Sphinx Moth hovering over a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday was the first day of National Moth Week 2015<\/span><\/a> and the featured family of moths for this year are from the Sphingidae family which are commonly know as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms. I don’t see many moths here in Utah but I do see White-lined Sphinx Moths when the Rocky Mountain Bee Plants are in bloom.<\/p>\n

\"White-linedWhite-lined Sphinx Moth feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/2000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year I was able to take quite a few images of these sphinx moths while I photographed hummingbirds at the bee plants. I haven’t seen as many bee plants this year as I did last year but I still hope to photograph the moths and hummingbirds in a few weeks.<\/p>\n

Happy Mothing!<\/p>\n

Life is good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my flower, shrub and tree photos. Click here<\/a><\/span> to see my insect and spider galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday was the first day of National Moth Week 2015 and the featured family of moths for this year are from the Sphingidae family which are commonly know as hawk moths, sphinx moths and 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