pretty black and yellow snowberry hummingbird moth

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Side angle shot of a pretty little snowberry clearwing moth gathering pollen Royalty Free Stock Photo

Clearwing hummingbird moth flying to purple flower in a filed Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pretty little snowberry hummingbird moth visiting a purple flower in a field Royalty Free Stock Photo

Snowberry clearwing moth visiting purple flower in a meadow Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pretty black and yellow snowberry hummingbird moth

Snowberry Clearwing Moth Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sphinx moth mimics a bumblebee Royalty Free Stock Photo

When I was walking past this field the other day, I saw this larger type of bug flying around from flower to flower. When I first saw him, I thought he was a bee. The black and yellow almost resembles a bumblebee. After taking his picture and looking closer, I thought his tail made him look like a flying crayfish or lobster. This is actually one of the rarer of the hummingbird moths, it is the snowberry clearwing. I love the black stripe across this ones eyes that almost makes him look like a bandit or a badger. The pretty black body with the yellow patch of fur make this so unique. This one in particular was enjoying the bee balm flowers and collecting their nectar which also helps to pollinate the flower. This picture was taken in the East Coventry township nature preserve close to Pottstown in Pennsylvania.