We saw this beautiful moth at Stony Brook's small outdoor butterfly garden recently. At first my son said that he was seeing hummingbirds and I told him that I was pretty sure that it was a moth, but unlike any I'd ever seen. (And I grew up in this state!) So, we took a photo and walked into the nature center to confirm and get a loose name for the moth, then looked it up at home! I'm pretty sure that we have the flower identified properly.

I took a few photos and there were more than one of these beauties flying around us!