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Big brown furry thing · **2 Likes**

No idea what this thing is but it’s big, brown and furry.

normhead · 08-22-2021, 08:56 AM

Possibly a Hummingbird moth of some sort?

**MikeNArk** · 08-22-2021, 09:14 AM

I also think it is some type of hummingbird moth. Not the type that I've seen here. Have you seen it in flight?

**Kiddo70** · 08-22-2021, 09:41 AM

Originally posted by MikeNArk

I also think it is some type of hummingbird moth. Not the type that I've seen here. Have you seen it in flight?

It didn’t fly so much as fall out the air. I checked hummingbird moths but the eyes are different and they don’t have the 3 spots on the face.

**MikeNArk** · 08-22-2021, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by Kiddo70

It didn’t fly so much as fall out the air. I checked hummingbird moths but the eyes are different and they don’t have the 3 spots on the face.

If it falls out of the air and doesn't hover, it's not a hummingbird moth. Thanks there spots on the face should aid in ID, but I've had no luck so far.

**Kiddo70** · 08-22-2021, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by MikeNArk

If it falls out of the air and doesn't hover, it's not a hummingbird moth. Thanks there spots on the face should aid in ID, but I've had no luck so far.

I know it’s not, but just for fun, check out murder hornets. The closest I can come is some kind of carpenter bee.

normhead · 08-22-2021, 11:46 AM

Nice to see so many guessing, now I don't feel so dumb.

aaacb · 08-22-2021, 11:56 AM

I know nothing about entomology, but I had a few minutes to kill... scroll down to the second image, the page talks about different kinds of carpenter bees in CA
California Carpenter Bee: The Valley Carpenter Bee | Best Bee Brothers
Xylocopa varipuncta (or the valley carpenter bee)

**Kiddo70** · 08-22-2021, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by aaacb

I know nothing about entomology, but I had a few minutes to kill... scroll down to the second image, the page talks about different kinds of carpenter bees in CA
California Carpenter Bee: The Valley Carpenter Bee | Best Bee Brothers
Xylocopa varipuncta (or the valley carpenter bee)

Thank you. Carpenter bee it is!

**angkymac** · 08-22-2021, 08:12 PM

Very interesting thing to capture!
Good eyes!
Angky.

**K2 to K50** · 08-22-2021, 09:04 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kiddo70

No idea what this thing is but it’s big, brown and furry.

It is a good capture, unique head-on viewpoint.

Originally posted by aaacb

I know nothing about entomology, but I had a few minutes to kill... scroll down to the second image, the page talks about different kinds of carpenter bees in CA
California Carpenter Bee: The Valley Carpenter Bee | Best Bee Brothers
Xylocopa varipuncta (or the valley carpenter bee)

@aaacb - I think you get an "AAA" mark for your research!!

**phx.david** · 08-23-2021, 03:04 PM

Glad everyone else did the research. It's a nice shot of something I've never seen in Arizona. Frankly, don't really want to see one either.

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08-22-2021, 10:51 AM	#6
Kiddo70 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,415 Original Poster	Originally posted by MikeNArk If it falls out of the air and doesn't hover, it's not a hummingbird moth. Thanks there spots on the face should aid in ID, but I've had no luck so far. I know it’s not, but just for fun, check out murder hornets. The closest I can come is some kind of carpenter bee. Last edited by Kiddo70; 08-22-2021 at 11:16 AM. Reason: Added possible identification.

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08-22-2021, 08:56 AM	#2
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Possibly a Hummingbird moth of some sort?

08-22-2021, 09:14 AM	#3
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,088	I also think it is some type of hummingbird moth. Not the type that I've seen here. Have you seen it in flight?

08-22-2021, 09:41 AM	#4
Kiddo70 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,415 Original Poster	Originally posted by MikeNArk I also think it is some type of hummingbird moth. Not the type that I've seen here. Have you seen it in flight? It didn’t fly so much as fall out the air. I checked hummingbird moths but the eyes are different and they don’t have the 3 spots on the face.

08-22-2021, 10:25 AM	#5
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,088	Originally posted by Kiddo70 It didn’t fly so much as fall out the air. I checked hummingbird moths but the eyes are different and they don’t have the 3 spots on the face. If it falls out of the air and doesn't hover, it's not a hummingbird moth. Thanks there spots on the face should aid in ID, but I've had no luck so far.

08-22-2021, 11:46 AM	#7
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Nice to see so many guessing, now I don't feel so dumb.

08-22-2021, 11:56 AM	#8
aaacb Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,723	I know nothing about entomology, but I had a few minutes to kill... scroll down to the second image, the page talks about different kinds of carpenter bees in CA California Carpenter Bee: The Valley Carpenter Bee \| Best Bee Brothers Xylocopa varipuncta (or the valley carpenter bee)

08-22-2021, 12:22 PM	#9
Kiddo70 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,415 Original Poster	Originally posted by aaacb I know nothing about entomology, but I had a few minutes to kill... scroll down to the second image, the page talks about different kinds of carpenter bees in CA California Carpenter Bee: The Valley Carpenter Bee \| Best Bee Brothers Xylocopa varipuncta (or the valley carpenter bee) Thank you. Carpenter bee it is!

08-22-2021, 08:12 PM	#10
angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,942	Very interesting thing to capture! Good eyes! Angky.

08-22-2021, 09:04 PM - 1 Like	#11
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,790	Originally posted by Kiddo70 No idea what this thing is but it’s big, brown and furry. It is a good capture, unique head-on viewpoint. Originally posted by aaacb I know nothing about entomology, but I had a few minutes to kill... scroll down to the second image, the page talks about different kinds of carpenter bees in CA California Carpenter Bee: The Valley Carpenter Bee \| Best Bee Brothers Xylocopa varipuncta (or the valley carpenter bee) @aaacb - I think you get an "AAA" mark for your research!!

08-23-2021, 03:04 PM	#12
phx.david Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 1,609	Glad everyone else did the research. It's a nice shot of something I've never seen in Arizona. Frankly, don't really want to see one either.

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