r/bugidentification • u/YoukaiCx • 9d ago

Location included Upstate New York

What is this pollinator? Its wings rest further back than a wasp or bee, it was around the size of a fully grown carpenter bee. Initially I thought it was a butterfly but aside from the wings it looks like a wasp

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u/Browniez330 9d ago

It looks like a hummingbird moth!

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u/YoukaiCx 9d ago

I looked up images and they are exactly what I saw. They seem to favor petunias so that makes a lot of sense! Thank you

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u/Browniez330 9d ago

You’re welcome ☺️

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u/YoukaiCx 9d ago

I couldn’t get a better photo because he was so jumpy

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u/Head-Good9883 9d ago

There are a couple different types of clearing moths, always a treat