White-lined Sphinx Moths – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Late Summer White-lined Sphinx Moth Images

By Mia McPherson|September 2nd, 2021|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths|Tags: adult, back view, Cleomella serrulata, covered, desert island, feeding, flight, flying, hovering, Hyles lineata, legs, moth, moths, native, nectaring, pink wildflowers, pollen, pollinators, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, summer, White-lined Sphinx Moth, wildflowers, xeriscaping|

Of the hundreds of White-lined Sphinx moth photos I took two days ago I picked three to share today of the moth feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.

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Hovering White-lined Sphinx Moth Getting Nectar

By Mia McPherson|August 6th, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths|Tags: adult, Cleomella serrulata, hovering, Hyles lineata, insects, moth, moths, nectaring, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, White-lined Sphinx Moth|

Even though I am primarily a bird photographer I can't resist photographing other subjects especially if those subjects have wings so when I saw a White-lined Sphinx moth yesterday I simply had to focus on it for a bit.

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Black-chinned & Rufous Hummingbirds, White-lined Sphinx Moths and Monarch Butterflies

By Mia McPherson|August 18th, 2017|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Davis County, Monarch Butterflies, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths|Tags: Archilochus alexandri, Black-chinned Hummingbird, butterflies, butterfly, Cleomella serrulata, Danaus plexippus, desert, feeding, flight, hovering, hummingbird, hummingbirds, Hyles lineata, island, Monarch Butterfly, moth, moths, nectaring, perched, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Rufous Hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, sphinx moth, summer, White-lined Sphinx Moth|

Rocky Mountain Bee Plants are blooming all over the Salt Lake Valley right now and those beautiful, spider-like flowers are attracting hummingbirds, moths, butterflies, bees and a host of insects.

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White-lined Sphinx Moths for National Moth Week

By Mia McPherson|July 19th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths, Wildflowers, Wildlife|Tags: Cleomella serrulata, feeding, flight, flying, hovering, Hyles lineata, moth, moths, National Moth Week, nectar, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, sphinx moth, White-lined Sphinx Moth|

Yesterday was the first day of National Moth Week 2015 and the featured family of moths for this year are from the Sphingidae family which are commonly know as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms.

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Monday Medley of Bees, Moths and Hummingbirds

By Mia McPherson|August 18th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Davis County, Nevada Bumble Bees, Rufous Hummingbirds, Utah, White-lined Sphinx Moths, Wildflowers|Tags: Archilochus alexandri, bird photography, Black-chinned Hummingbird, Bombus nevadensis, bumblebee, bumblebees, Cleomella serrulata, desert, feeding, flight, flying, Hyles lineata, island, nature photography, Nevada Bumble Bee, Nevada Bumblebee, pollinators, Rocky Mountain Bee Plant, Rufous Hummingbird, scratching, Selasphorus rufus, summer, wildlife|

I've compiled a medley of images this morning of bees, moths and hummingbirds that I have photographed this past week to share this morning.

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