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yellow and black bug - Hemaris diffinis
Copyright © 2009 wosret

yellow and black bug - Hemaris diffinis
Hurricane, West Virginia, USA
Size: similar to a bumble bee
strange yellow and black bug that looks similar to a bumble bee....but def different. lived in this area my entire life; ive never seen one before.
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Contributed by wosret on 26 August, 2009 - 12:03pm
Last updated 28 August, 2009 - 4:51pm

Moved
Moved from Arthropods.
… Tim Loh, 28 August, 2009 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

7855 - Hemaris diffinis
(no rsvp, thanks)
… Bob Patterson, 26 August, 2009 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Hummingbird Clearwing moth
I'm not a moth expert so the species needs confirmation but I get these down here in Virginia and the first one i ever saw when i came to the USA was in WV outside of Spencer.
… Mike Jennings, 26 August, 2009 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Snowberry Clearwing
Snowberry Clearwing
… ali iyoob, 26 August, 2009 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

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