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Hummingbird Clearwing - Hodges#7853 (Hemaris thysbe)
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Copyright © 2009
Adam
Hummingbird Moth -
Hemaris thysbe
Thornton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
July 8, 2009
I think this is in the genus Hemaris, but I am debating between diffinis and thysbe. Any help?
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Contributed by
Adam
on 26 December, 2009 - 11:17pm
Last updated 30 December, 2009 - 2:26pm
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Tim Loh
, 30 December, 2009 - 2:26pm
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Hemaris
Yes this is in the genus
Hemaris
but
I
am debating between
H. thysbe
and
H. gracilis
. I can't make out the wing margins because of the blur, that would help me make a positive ID. I also cannot tell if the legs have a dorsal coloration of white or red, white would be
H. thysbe
and red would be
H. gracilis
.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 27 December, 2009 - 6:48am
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After seeing the white leg an
After seeing the white leg and the absence of the reddish patch that's present on the ventral side of
H. gracilis
, I'd say this looks most like
H. thysbe
.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 27 December, 2009 - 10:46am
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