L. Ron Hubbard found out he was wrong about Scientology. Hinduism was the real answer.
Not for sure, but my money would be on a hummingbird hawk moth
I'm not an expert by a long way but it looks like a Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda). The colours are not quite correct but the pattern fits and there could be some variation in colour.
Dave
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryocampa_rubicunda