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PA bug - Hemaris thysbe
Copyright © 2008 GTeig

PA bug - Hemaris thysbe
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 7, 2008
Size: About 1 inch
Seen and photographed at noon at our butterfly bush. I am a birder, but don't even know where to start with this.
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Contributed by GTeig on 7 August, 2008 - 6:54pm
Last updated 20 September, 2008 - 10:01am

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Nina, 20 September, 2008 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris thysbe
… Bobby Grizzard, 7 August, 2008 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

Macroglossum
Looks like a "hummingbird moth" of the genus Hemaris to me (Sphingid family). For example, look here:

… Armin Hinterwirth, 7 August, 2008 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you. I had no idea whe
Thank you. I had no idea where to begin.
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