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Hemaris thysbe
burgandy and green dayflying moth.
meadows, prairies and where it can find flowers
This particular specimen along with a few others where observed playing in the water (engaging in a thermoregulation strategy actually). They would fly about 8 to 12 inches over the surface of a small slow moving stream and then suddenly throw themselves down on the water like doing a belly flop. They would then fly to a nearby perch to rest of "dry off".
Spotted on Jul 8, 2011
Submitted on Jan 3, 2013
4 Comments
Wow...what a good pic
what an amazing moth.. and those wings are really cool. wow
I didn't know hummingbird moths were water lovers.
I love love love hummingbird moth!