Can you identify this bee-like insect or moth?

Question

bee-like body/coloration, lobster shaped tail, moth antennae, hummingbird-like flight, lower Ohio region, found on a butterfly bush

Answer 1

Doll's Clearwing Moth, or Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Both coincide with the description you gave. Though to be sure, check out these pictures:

Doll's Clearwing: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...

Hummingbird Clearwing: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...

The Snowberry Clearwing is closely related to the second one, and has a more "lobster-like" tail: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...