I don't think the Nessus Sphinx moves it's wings as fast as the Hummingbird Moths because most shots I've taken of them were taken when the wings were moving but I have a lot of frozen wing shots. Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://www.finishflagfarms.com ________________________________ From: Avian Pursuits Nature Tours <naturetours@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, July 8, 2010 10:34:04 PM Subject: [tn-moths] potentially new for Knox County I'm home from a trip to northeast Pennsylvania (where I photographed several moths - see http://www.flickr.com/photos/avian_pursuits/sets/72157624418609258/) and already am finding great new moth species in my front yard. Something seems to be fermenting in the crotch of an ash tree and it is attracting lots of insects - ants, wasps, Hackberry Emperor, Question Mark, Red-spotted Purple...and a few moths. Here are two of the more spectacular moths that showed up there...so far! I think I may put out some old bananas and beer mix in the future and see what that attracts. Both 7-8-2010 Youthful Underwing, Catocala subnata http://www.flickr.com/photos/avian_pursuits/4775743885/ Nessus Sphinx, Amphion floridensis http://www.flickr.com/photos/avian_pursuits/4776379524/ To my amazement, my camera caught the wings as if they were being held still - this moth was flapping its wings the whole time! David Trently Avian Pursuits Nature Tours ...come see the real world! Knoxville, TN http://avianpursuits.com/