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Old 04-07-2010, 03:59 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Help Identify What Was On My Butterfly Bush???

I am an avid gardener, and outdoor person. I live in SE Michigan. I
observed something flying, and feeding on my new butterfly bush.
Something, that I have never seen, before. At first, I thought that
it was a very large bumblebee. Looking closer, I realized that it was
moving its wings, like a hummingbird. It was about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2
inches long. What, I hope, will identify it, is the fact that it had 2
very bight yellow stripes, each about, 1/8th inch thick, running
across its lower body. Search the net, can't locate anything, like
it. I thought that I knew everything that crawled, flew, and
slithered, guess not!! Thanks, for any help.