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It's a white line sphinx hummingbird moth!

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Thursday, Jun. 28, 2012 | Comments: 0

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In this rather incredible split-second photo, Nadine managed to capture a still of the moth's every-beating wings.

Deloraine’s Nadine Dietrich is no slouch behind the camera lens, as these stunning photos of a mysterious creature in her flower garden testify. She was out in her flower garden when it flew by.

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His probiscus is curled up while he flies to the next flower. (NADINE DIETRICH/FOR THE SUN)

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The moth unfurls is very long probiscus for a little floral dining. (NADINE DIETRICH/FOR THE SUN)

At first she thought it was a hummingbird until she got a closer look — it appeared to be a combination of a butterfly, moth and hummingbird. After posting her pictures on Facebook, she found out it is a white line sphinx hummingbird moth.

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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition June 28, 2012

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