I looked out the back door the other day as the sun was setting and I saw a bunch of little hummingbird type things buzzing around my flowers. Looking closer I saw that they were moths. I had never seen such a thing. They had very long tongues and were sticking them in to each Lantana flower. I tried to take pictures but I didn't have my camera set for close-ups so the pictures are blurry. I found one from wikipedia that is clear.moth with flowers
This explains why there was a tomato hornworm living on my Lantana last year. He was a big guy. One of the biggest I've seen. I put him in a jar for a while but he didn't look happy so I let him go. The hornworms turn in to these hawk or sphinx moths. Fascinating.
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