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Snowberry Clearwing

Hemaris diffinis

Description:

Appears to be almost bee-like in coloration, the body and wings are similar to that of a hummingbird, the tail reminds me of a tail you would see on a crawdad where it fans out at the end, and the face is like that of a butterfly. It is not very long, maybe an inch or so.

Habitat:

Known as a wanderer it finds some place cool during the heat of the day and places full of flowers during early mornings and late evenings where they can gather nectar.

Notes:

I have seen the Hummingbird Hawk Moth only twice and each time it was toward evening before it got dark traveling to different flowers.

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5 Comments

AshleyAkers
AshleyAkers 12 years ago

I believe a snowberry clearwing is a more accurate classification. This one looks a lot like the one on the website you gave me. Thank you Alice

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

You gave very accurate information on the Hawksmoth. Good picture , Good story!

MichaelFulbright
MichaelFulbright 12 years ago

This is a great website for Lepidopterans: http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci...

AshleyAkers
AshleyAkers 12 years ago

To be honest, I'm not sure. I've never heard of or seen one of these until a few days before I took this picture. I still have a lot to learn lol

MichaelFulbright
MichaelFulbright 12 years ago

Do you know how to tell this one apart from the snowberry clearwing? Or are they one in the same?

AshleyAkers
Spotted by
AshleyAkers

West Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 12, 2011
Submitted on Jun 12, 2011

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