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Hummingbird Clearwing

Hemaris thysbe

Description:

Coloration varies between individuals, but typically the moth is olive green and burgundy on its back, and white or yellow and burgundy on the underside. Its wings are transparent with a reddish-brown border. It has light-colored legs, which combined with the lack of striping on the underside is diagnostic. Beating its wings rapidly, H. thysbe hovers to collect nectar from a variety of flowers. The combination of its appearance and its behavior commonly leads to it being confused with a hummingbird or bumblebee. - from Wikipedia

Notes:

Thank you so very much bayucca for the correction of the ID. I lost my original page but here is my "corrected" ID for Hummingbird Clearwing

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RiekoSaito
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RiekoSaito

Nunavut, Canada

Spotted on Jul 27, 2018
Submitted on Jul 29, 2018

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