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Hemaris diffinis
Family: Sphingidae. Subfamily: Macroglossinae. (Small Sphinx Moths) Bumblebee mimic. Very fast moving. Total length: 22-30 mm. Transparent FW has thin black border with smooth inner edge. Apical spot and stripe along inner margin are orange. Cream-colored thoraxhas brown dorsal stripe. Blackish abdomen has broken yellow band near tip Day feeder. Various plants such as Snowberry, honeysuckle and lilac shown here.
Fields, meadow, gardens. Feeding on Lilac bush.
Spotted on Jun 15, 2014
Submitted on Jul 4, 2014
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Beautiful series! Thanks for sharing.