A hummingbird moth -- a white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) -- feeding on spreading larkspur

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A hummingbird moth -- a white-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) -- feeding on spreading larkspur (Delphinium patens ssp. hepaticoideum) along the Upper Sycamore Trail in Pt. Mugu State Park. Note the moth's long probiscus inserted into the flower.

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