These photos and the video are of White-lined sphinx moths, a species that feeds at blossoms just like hummingbirds, even hovering as they suck out the sweet nectar--so they are often mistaken as hummingbirds. There are several species of these sphinx moths that are referred to as hummingbird moths but this is the only one I have seen. I took the photos of one of these cool moths feeding on my Sonoran Sunset cana Agastache plant, which for a cultivar has been most attracting to hummingbirds, butterflies and moths of several species.
The bottom pic shows the proboscis on these sphinx moths that is so long it curls up out of the way when not extended inside a long blossom.
I took the video at Brady's Nursery in Canon City. They sell these Sonoran Sunset cana Agastache plants at their Brady's Garden Center (their retail store) but have a fall sale at the nursery where more than 20 of these cool sphinx moths were sipping nectar from a couple of dozen these of beautiful agastache plants. There were also butterflies and bees feeding on these plants. The Brady family that runs the operation was kind enough to allow me to return the next day to take this video. SeEtta
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