Amanda wrote:
This topic is interesting so I did some searcing. The moth is a species
of Hawk Moth (Sphingidae i think), which are attracted to long white
flowers that emit a scent similar to that of jasmine.

Hi Amanda,

Could this be what you were thinking of...?

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...gbird_moth.htm

Actually, I had two flying around my star jasmine and my Mexican bush
sage late one evening, just before sundown last summer.

Had never seen one before, or since.