2retro4u
Marin County, Cali
I was taking a photograph of the flower, and just as I snapped, this insect flew into the frame. I had thought it was a bumblebee, but after I showed the photo I was informed that it is a moth (Hemaris diffinis) that mimics a bumblebee, both in appearance and behavior. It lingered at the flower for about a second, but my photo caught the tongue extended into the flower.