The next time you’re near a patch of flowers and you think you see a hummingbird zip by, take a closer look! It just might be a hummingbird moth, a lesser-known but important pollinator.

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They fly during the day and pollinate like butterflies but sport short, hairy bodies similar to moths. Young skippers, or caterpillars ... and backward just like a hummingbird does.

A stationary Carolina sphinx moth (Manduca sexta) is the Cinderella of the animal kingdom. The hummingbird-size insect has dull, dark wings that are mottled like charred wood, and a plump body ...

Hummingbird hawk moths seek out nectar by day.