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Humming bird moth

Hemaris thysbe

Description:

Adults are frequently mistaken for hummingbirds or bees because of their fast-moving wings and coloration. They have a two inch wingspan. The caterpillars eat viburnum, hawthorn, honeysuckle, and a few types of fruit trees.

Habitat:

Hemaris thysbe, or the Hummingbird Clearwing, is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives in Alaska and the Northwest Territories south through British Columbia to Oregon; east through the Great Plains and the Great Lakes area to Maine and Newfoundland; south to Florida and Texas.

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5 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful spotting! Please add this to my mission, Moths of the World:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

DianePlatcoBrooks
DianePlatcoBrooks 11 years ago

Very nice. I like images where you can actually see the wings.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Pretty!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Beautiful shot! They are not easy to photograph!

VinodSadasivam
Spotted by
VinodSadasivam

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Dec 20, 2012

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