The Hummingbird Moth! & The Best Plants To Attract Them To Your Garden

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Жыл бұрын

It’s the Magical Hummingbird Moths!
In this video we define and describe the two most common Clearwing Moth species from the United States and Canada.
We explore their favorite plants that the adults prefer as a nectar resource with a two month long study performed at Rutgers Botanical Gardens in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
We include a few handy lists of nectar plants and host plants for their caterpillars that I recommend to add to your garden to attract and support them.
Most of the perennials and annuals in this list are also well known to attract butterflies, and many will attract hummingbirds and other pollinators .
This video covers the profiles of :
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe) and Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
Both are native North American moths In the Sphinx Family, and are loosely related to the Old World Hummingbird Hawk-Moths.
Special thank you to : Monica Mc Laughlin of the Rutgers Botanical Gardens for plant profile assistance. information and support . Rutgers Botanical Gardens, located In East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA is open all year to the public and is free of charge.
Thank you to photographers Vitor Azinheira and Joseph Vassilatos for their outstanding Images shown in the video content.
I hope you enjoy the video and thank you for watching !
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@teresadolinski4156 Ай бұрын

We had one in Glastonbury, Connecticut, U.S.A. on May 28, 2024.We had never seen one before! Amazing! We have hummingbirds, however this was so much smaller! 🐝

@stephenbahrmarbles Ай бұрын

Cool Teresa ! I usually see them most in the dog days of summer. They are immune to the heat I swear!

@natalyarager8348 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. Last summer I saw this moth in my flower garden and first tought it was a himmingbird. Now I know who was that beacuase of your video. I enjoyed it very much.

@stephenbahrmarbles 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing the comment Natalya! Hopefully you will get some this coming season ✅

@juliana.rilveria5518 Жыл бұрын

We have these honey creeper moths here in Oahu that forage at night, sucking honey from a Hawaiian Puakinikini tree that blooms at night and another plant shrub or bush is call night blooming jasmine... both leaves a beautiful fragrance that fills the air at night...

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Cool Julian ! I’ve seen Honey Creeper birds in Costa Rica but I’ve never heard of the moth, I’ll have to look them up . Thank you ! Jasmine is a terrific plant! 🌱

@iamgabriel5823 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are always so clear and the color saturation is perfect. You are quite skilled. I live in the mountains of N. Calif. When I first planted my flower garden, I noticed a very similar hummingbird moth. The major difference is my moth only comes out at night and/or at dusk. Much easier to spot at dusk. I was totally captivated by this critter.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Thank you Iam ! Truth is I spent about two months filming these to make sure I had some quality clips on different plants. You may have seen a Sphinx Morh which are nocturnal, cool creature! I rarely see those here. Thanks for watching!

@hjacobsen9306 11 ай бұрын

I think we have a sphinx moth as ours comes out at dusk primarily as well. I got a decent video which I will post.

@oldscoolcooldiecast1879 Жыл бұрын

Lol😂 you have me interested in flowers 💐 🌸 🌺 for the porch now they do bring enjoyment just like most marbles do always have enjoyed the summer and a beautiful yard of flowers

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Heck yea gardening is awesome and it’s good for you and the environment! I hope you have a great season! 🌱

@fatterhorner 3 ай бұрын

I randomly stumbled on a clip of a snowberry moth and it was love at first sight. New favourite animal no contest

@stephenbahrmarbles 3 ай бұрын

Fatterhorn they are no doubt such cool little buggers! Thanks for watching!

@ommeloise6309 10 ай бұрын

Our hummingbird moths like zinnias. They fly around each flower in a perfect circle as they drink the nectar. Once the circle is complete, they move on to the next flower. The repetitive action is calming to watch. ❤️

@stephenbahrmarbles 10 ай бұрын

Nice Ommelo , I’ll have to keep an eye out for them on Zinnia. I have a bunch of Zowie Wowie Zinnia this year, but haven’t seen them on it yet so far. Thanks for chiming in ! 🌱

@JoEllenGarrison 3 күн бұрын

I just posted that I see them every day in my zinnias. As if zinnias weren't enough on their own, now I get to see these precious beauties on a daily basis ❤

@jessbee74 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I've also seen hummingbird moths on native bergamont/beebalm as well as my mountain mint! 😊

@stephenbahrmarbles 11 ай бұрын

Jess that makes perfect sense ✅ Still waiting to get my first ones in the backyard but it’s going to be any day now🌱

@jbojm9 Жыл бұрын

Love these guys! Great filming!

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray !

@hjacobsen9306 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful, thank you for sharing! My wife and i are totally smitten with the hummingbird moths😊❤

@stephenbahrmarbles 11 ай бұрын

Oh cool HJ ! They are definitely unusual creatures, I hope you get lots of visitors!

@hehuntsshecooks9536 Жыл бұрын

Around 9:30 pm every night, two hummingbird moths go after my two Jupiter’s beard plants. At first, I thought they were very tiny hummingbirds, but after some research, I’ve learned they’re moths. Very cool. One practically landed on my fingertip. I’m enjoy going out to my front yard, just after dark, and getting an up close look at them while they dance around the plants. They like columbine too.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Very cool He Hunts She Cooks! You might have those Sphinx moths, which are nocturnal. ⚪️

@featheredfan 3 ай бұрын

That's good info and these are not to be confused with the clearwing moth family, Sesiidae. 👍

@stephenbahrmarbles 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Featheredfan, yes the diurnal cousin!

@taskforce505 2 ай бұрын

I’ve seen one of these hiking , at first I thought it was a hummingbird, and was surprised it was flying towards me (because most hummingbirds are timid) but got a closer look and took off running. It’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen!

@stephenbahrmarbles 2 ай бұрын

Yea no doubt an outstanding example of mimicry! Thank you for watching!

@irishtino1595 Жыл бұрын

In New York we call them Hawk Moths. I've only seen one once, and that was 50 years ago. I had no idea what it was, and perhaps 10 years ago I saw a TV show on this insect, and yelled "Eureka", finally know what that thing was.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Oh cool Tino thank you. I’m starting to think they are a little more scarce than I originally thought. They seem to be pretty picky about what nectar plants they prefer to go to.

@jak3589 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, beautiful video & helpful.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Thanks JAK !

@JoEllenGarrison 3 күн бұрын

I see them everyday in my zinnia garden. ❤

@stephenbahrmarbles 3 күн бұрын

Ahh cool Joellen ! I forgot to sow Zinnias this year !!

@wmaheu Жыл бұрын

another great video

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Thank you Summer Rose !

@jetpetty1613 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I first saw these Hummingbird Moths, in north central Texas, hanging around my Petunias in a group of 5-6. It was the evening and the "leader" let me look at their face very closely. Beautiful creatures! I first called them "Deer Moths" because of their doe-like eyes until I found out later that these may have been Sphinx Moths or Hummingbird Moths

@jetpetty1613 Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was Hummingbird Moths but I had never seen either before so ?

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Hi Joe , I wouldn’t doubt it if you’ve seen both Sphinx and Hummingbird Moths . If they were active at night they were probably Sphinx moths, and day would have likely been Hummingbird . Hummingbird Moths love it when it’s hot and sunny out , they seem to be most active then .

@roxannewoel7754 Ай бұрын

Butterfly bush is invasive & outcompetes native host plants that permit butterflies to reproduce. There are also many species of native thistles that are excellent for pollinators.

@sle28 Жыл бұрын

First time in my life I ever saw one of these was after I planted a butterfly bush (Miss Molly) and Salvia Red Lips.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Cool Sara I’ve seen them on Hot Lips once in a while. I’m getting a few more butterfly bushes for them this year.

@rethablair6902 Жыл бұрын

I became obsessed about 30 years ago while tending to some hollyhocks one of these angels approached me👀

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Retha they really are captivating little buggers 😊

@rethablair6902 Жыл бұрын

@@stephenbahrmarbles nature is so amazing🤗

@monsterpatbro1041 11 ай бұрын

I just saw like 100 of these while going on a walk in my neighborhood. I've never seen these before and was fascinated so I looked up moth that looks like hummingbird sure enough that is there name lol.

@stephenbahrmarbles 11 ай бұрын

Cool story monster ! Do you know what flowers they were going to ? I haven’t seen any yet this year.

@monsterpatbro1041 11 ай бұрын

@stephenbahrmarbles I had to look it up but believe it's Texas sage. I saw this in Las Vegas in summerlin area that is closer to mountains.

@stephenbahrmarbles 11 ай бұрын

That makes sense. Thank you !

@crystalcrocker4204 11 ай бұрын

Seems like they really like purple. I just saw one for the first time visiting my marigolds

@stephenbahrmarbles 11 ай бұрын

I think you’re right Crystal, I haven’t spotted one yet , but the Butterfly Bush is blooming, so any day now ….😊

@vitorazinheira2195 Жыл бұрын

Great video Stephen. Keep up with more in the future.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Thank you Vitor ! I appreciate it

@1966mam Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video,and hat!

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Thanks Monica ! And thank you for all the help !

@Raychelle.Sanders Ай бұрын

I just saw one in my garden and took a video!

@stephenbahrmarbles Ай бұрын

Lucky you ! I’m still waiting, the Butterfly Bush is just about to bloom so any day now!

@donaldmiller9648 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video Stephen ! Good video...

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Thank you Donald !

@stopwars8642 Жыл бұрын

Awesome I saw one today for the first time in my life, I didn't know what it was a big bumble bee or baby hummer. Good to know what they like. I hope it comes back for a picture, I'm in west Boston. I just put many new flowers around my garden.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Wow cool Stopwar ! I haven’t seen one yet this year but any day now I’m sure. I have ‘Prince Charming” butterfly bush and they were all over it last year.

@stopwars8642 Жыл бұрын

@@stephenbahrmarbles I will def have to get me some of that, great video

@jasongross4241 Ай бұрын

I have two of them that come right before dark they always hit the vincas and plumbagos

@stephenbahrmarbles Ай бұрын

Cool Jason I’ll have to look up those plants. I’m excited to start seeing them , nothing yet so far but hopefully soon!

@TheHolyMongolEmpire Жыл бұрын

I had a bunch of them in my garden later in the summer this year. I plan on ripping up the rest of our hideous lawn grass next spring and replacing it with more native plants to expand on the natives I planted last spring from parts of the grass lawn I replaced. We just bought this 1890s house a year ago, and the yard was a disaster. Takes time and lots of money to plant a nice garden. Last April I even planted dozens of native to PA milkweeds for the now endangered Monarch Butterfly and many of them had monarch caterpillars on them in late summer this year so that was a success. And in the woods last winter from the one acre behind our house I ripped out all of the non native vines, trees etc that I could find. It’s very important for anyone to only plant native plants and rip out non natives and only plant natives available from Audubon Society and other conservancy nurseries in your area. It’s important to note that “native” plants available at Lowes and Home Depot and other large corporate companies are most likely not native to your area or even North America.

@stephenbahrmarbles Жыл бұрын

Terrific work Insert ! The Hummingbird Moths will go to the Milkweed for sure, as well as a huge array of pollinators. Try to plant in some Bee Balm, it is also beneficial to our pollinators and the deer avoid it !