{"id":59358,"date":"2019-08-06T05:19:16","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T11:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=59358"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:50:31","slug":"hovering-white-lined-sphinx-moth-getting-nectar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/08\/06\/hovering-white-lined-sphinx-moth-getting-nectar\/","title":{"rendered":"Hovering White-lined Sphinx Moth Getting Nectar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"White-linedWhite-lined Sphinx Moth nectaring – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though I am primarily a bird photographer I can’t resist photographing other subjects especially if those subjects have wings so when I saw a White-lined Sphinx Moth yesterday I simply had to focus on it for a bit. My passion is taking images of birds but everything in nature is connected and I feel that connection every time I go out into the field.<\/p>\n

I don’t recall taking any White-lined Sphinx<\/span><\/a> moth photos last year so the photos I took yesterday were long overdue. I remember seeing sphinx moths when I was a child and comparing the way they flew to hummingbirds. I know that some people consider the caterpillar stage of these moths as pests because they feed on the leaves of apples, grapes and tomatoes but they sure are wonderful to see as adults.<\/p>\n

It is going to be over 100\u00b0F here today but hopefully this will be the last day this year that it gets this hot. Yesterday my outside thermometer read 104\u00b0F at one point and the sensor wasn’t even in direct sun. That is too hot for my tastes.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

See more of my White-lined Sphinx Moth photos here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

White-lined Sphinx Moth facts and information:<\/p>\n

Hyles lineata<\/em><\/p>\n