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Uploaded: 04/08/08 1:40 AM GMT
Rosemary's Hummer
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While working in the garden, I noticed a small gray patch on the rosemary bush. Closer inspection revealed a female White-lined Sphinx Hummingbird Moth (Hyles Lineata). The caterpillar of this moth is the giant hornworm. Having located my tomato plants as a food supply for her young, she was probably hanging out in my rosemary to attract a mate.

Apparently unnerved by my intrusion, she soon flew away.

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