I find them every year on the butterfly bushes and Verbena bonariensis. I was walking out of Franklin Park Conservatory years ago and saw my first Clear wing moth on a beautiful plant. I ran in & got someone to id the plant which is the verbena above. These moths are very, very tolerant if you try to photograph them up close.Enjoy! Manon VanSchoyck www.ohionature.org -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Linda Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:41 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Hummingbird Moth This is the first time I've posted. Hopefully I'm doing it correctly. I have had numerous hummingbirds moths around since I developed my bird and butterfly garden a few years ago. They seem to especially like bee balm and butterfly bushes. These interesting insects hover just like hummingbirds. Linda Westerville, Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]