dyzzypyxxy said:
I've been out at night with a flashlight, and seen huge moths at my Hedychium flowers. They have eyes that glow, it's really cool. Might have been these:
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowe...
Cool. And very well could have been a Hummingbird (Sphinx) moth. They are very inquisitive and will hit practically anything that is blooming. They are best seen in early evening and will go about business well after dark.
Unfortunately, I had none this year. But in Summer 2014, I had them around my deck nearly every evening in August & September. I had never seen one before and initially thought they were hummingbirds cause they so closely resemble them in so many ways.
They are few and far between though since most gardeners kill the cats - tomato and tobacco hornworms. I had 4 of these this year - 2 were parasitized and died. 2 were huge - had to be 5th instar and were gone, both after I observed them for ~ 3 days.
