Many a person has marveled over tiny “hummingbirds” visiting their flowers, but hit a brick wall when trying to identify them. Leafing through a bird field guide won’t help. One needs a moth guide to ...

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Bill Kozar of Columbus saw this Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth, a type of sphinx moth, drawing nectar from a dianthus chinensis flower. Bill Kozar of Columbus saw this Snowberry Clearwing ...