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Insect Friends (They don't bug me a bit!)

Some of my favorite flying and crawling things. Here IDs were especially difficult, since I'm not an entomologist by trade or training. Please email me if you can name that critter where I couldn't. (rherzmail@gmail.com) Thanks!
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Hummingbird, or Moth?
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Hummingbird, or Moth?

While at a family reunion in Colorado we spotted these "hummingbirds". They fly like one. They feed like one. They are the size of one! But, they are moths!

Hyles lineataColoradomothpurpleflowersbigWhitelined SphinxHummingbird MothMt. Princeton

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