Where did giant moths go?
01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, September 10, 2005 THEY LOOK something like hummingbirds. They frequently hover like hummingbirds. And they feed from the same types of blossoms as hummingbirds. But they are not hummingbirds — or birds at all. They are moths. Big, colorful, docile moths. Some people call them sphinx moths, and a few call them hawk moths. Most, though, call them what they should be called: hummingbird moths. They’re among our largest moths, certainly the biggest moths seen regularly during daylight hours. These moths are nearly two inches long, with a wingspan of four inches, and heavy-bodied. Their size and shape, along with their fondness for flowers, often get them mistaken for hummingbirds. There are times when hummingbirds and the moths are interested in the same flowers. Both like sipping nectar from long-necked blossoms, such as petunias and trumpet creepers and honeysuckles. The hummingbird reaches in with its long stick-pin beak. The moth has no beak, but it has a co
