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Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges#7855 (Hemaris diffinis)
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Copyright © 2007
Sue Huss
Hemaris -
Hemaris diffinis
Elmhurst, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
July 8, 2007
Size: About one inch
This insect feeds like a bee, quickly moving from flower to flower. Its a little larger than one inch in length.
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Contributed by
Sue Huss
on 9 July, 2007 - 12:12pm
Last updated 19 July, 2008 - 5:24pm
Moved
Moved from
Hemaris
.
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Jason D. Roberts
, 19 July, 2008 - 5:24pm
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Hemaris diffinis?
I can make out the blue tufts on the first black band of the abdomen, one one each side and one in the middle. I also has black legs. Check out info
here
. I would think it safe to move it.
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Steve Nanz
, 10 July, 2008 - 5:19am
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Moved
Moved from
Sphinx Moths
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Jason D. Roberts
, 1 August, 2007 - 8:51am
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Looks Like....
A Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Compare it to this one:
Welcome to Bugguide! And hello, neighbor! (Well, practically.)
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Kenneth Dwain Harrelson
, 9 July, 2007 - 4:00pm
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One of the Clearwing moths...
Check out
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2637
to try to narrow to species.
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apgarm
, 9 July, 2007 - 3:34pm
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I ID'ed one as a Snowberry Cl
I ID'ed one as a Snowberry Clearwing. I was really enthralled by it, mine didn't seem to mind me photoing it at all. I hope to encounter one again.
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atrox
, 9 July, 2007 - 8:28pm
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moth
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Adalbert Goertz
, 9 July, 2007 - 1:00pm
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