mysterious insect
August 6, 2008Work was unspeakably dull this morning, and in an attempt to wake up, I went out to water the tomato plants around noon. I heard a bumblebee.
Next thing I knew, it was buzzing around my head so I had to duck. It didn’t look like the usual yellow and black bees that show up in the yard. This was much bigger, and the snapshot my brain got was iridescent, as in blue and greens. It disappeared into the tomatoes.
Was it a tomato hawkmoth?
Don’t think so, hawkmoths tend to be nocturnal. Perhaps a hummingbird hawkmoth?
It’s not bluish-green.
My tomatoes are doing well this year, unlike the last 15. The last thing they need is an influx of hornworms.
The insect went over the fence, but maybe I’ll be taking a noon walk around the garden for the next few days. I’ll try to get a photo.
