Visitor In The Night

These huge moths loves my Four O Clocks. Last summer, there were dozens of them feeding every night. I am hoping that happens again now that I have a better camera. I've only seen two at a time so far this summer.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• moth
• moths
• insect
• wings
• pollen
• nectar
• bug
• flower
• flowers
• four'oclocks

[seahue]

'WW' for wicked wow! Are you using a flashlight or the cameras light? Awesome vid! Almost surreal, especially near the end when I said, "that's one wicked proboscis!" Never thought I would utter those words! Thanks?!:)

[Shooter12point7]

Thanks! I was using my handy mini-maglight flashlight for which I bought an LED replacement bulb. It's not easy to point two different objects at the same subject in tandem, but it's what I have to work with. I have some much better footage of some more of these neat moths I will edit and upload soon. There's better close-ups, more moths, and a praying mantis trying to get in on the act.

[kclama]

Amazing visitor, great capture.

[Shooter12point7]

Thank you very much!

[Runey69]

I've seen some of these around my house before. Pretty cool.

[devidoo14075]

oo,.. nifty

[Shooter12point7]

Cool.

[the1defiled1chipmunk]

i honestly dont know lol there where about 200 in the bushes and the rest where just sitting on the bricks below the windows

[Shooter12point7]

What were they feeding on? Chicken McNuggets? LOL.

[the1defiled1chipmunk]

lol we had a thousand of those giant moths at work once (mcdonalds) in fact it was just last week