{"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":"

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