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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Dilophonotini » Hemaris » Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges#7855 (Hemaris diffinis)
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Mystery caterpillar - Hemaris diffinis
Copyright © 2007 Dorothy E. Pugh

Mystery caterpillar - Hemaris diffinis
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
October 3, 2007
Size: ~2 inches long
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Contributed by Dorothy E. Pugh on 19 January, 2009 - 8:09pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 4:35pm

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… john and jane balaban, 9 September, 2009 - 6:58pm login or register to post comments

Did you take a side view?
We feel like we're looking directly down on Hemaris diffinis with that golden collar, but a lateral view with those big black spots would nail the ID.
… john and jane balaban, 19 January, 2009 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

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