At the end of the summer season, when all the flowers go to seed, we get to see butterflies and moths at the end of their life cycle. Sometimes at that time, we get a closer look at insects that we could only view from a distance before.
Today, I found a damaged clearwing hummingbird moth trapped in my garage, gazing yearningly through the glass in the door at the backyard.
I trapped it in a glass and transported it safely outside, away from the dogs. There I released it. I don’t think it will last long. But this was a rare chance to see the clearwing hummingbird moth close up.
