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Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges#7855 (Hemaris diffinis)
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Copyright © 2009
Andrew Williams
Hemaris diffinis, snowberry clearwing -
Hemaris diffinis
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
August 20, 2006
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Contributed by
Andrew Williams
on 26 June, 2009 - 2:47pm
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 3:50pm
no
Hemaris thysbe. See this:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2638/bgpage
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roar
, 26 June, 2009 - 4:41pm
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To my eye the description of snowberry clearwing matches better. What are you seeing that makes you feel it's thysbe?
Hemaris diffinis
Adult: forewing clear area lacks partial crossband of dark scales near base; legs black; underside mostly black.
Hemaris thysbe
Adult: forewing clear area has partial crossband of dark scales near base, and distal margin of clear area is uneven or ragged-edged (not smooth-edged); legs pale/whitish (vs. reddish in gracilis and black in diffinis). Underside mostly white in front, extending to front legs, then reddish behind, unlike mostly black underside of H. diffinis.
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Andrew Williams
, 26 June, 2009 - 5:35pm
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