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Bumming Bird - Hemaris diffinis
Copyright © 2005 Fred Wells

Bumming Bird - Hemaris diffinis
Heath, Licking County, Ohio, USA
August 1, 2005
Size: about 2 inches long
I was fooling around with my new camera and saw this thing. I've never seen anything like it before or since.
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Contributed by Fred Wells on 31 May, 2006 - 7:28pm
Last updated 11 June, 2006 - 8:44am

Hemaris Diffinis
This is a hummingbird moth commonly known as "Snowberry Clearwing."
… Jason Widlacki, 31 May, 2006 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

My guess...
would be a Clear-winged Sphinx Moth (Sphingidae).
… Kerry S. Matz, 31 May, 2006 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

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