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Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges#7855 (Hemaris diffinis)
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Copyright © 2008
Sharon Cates
hummingbird moth? -
Hemaris diffinis
Hueston Woods, Preble County, Ohio, USA
July 6, 2008
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Contributed by
Sharon Cates
on 7 July, 2008 - 8:46am
Last updated 9 October, 2010 - 9:47pm
Pollinia
First of all, wow wow wow! Nice shot!
Your moth appears to be visiting common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), and I can see the pollinia, one trapped at the bottom of each of her (?) feet (?). Do entomologists even say feet??? Anyhow, the pollinia are little sacs of pollen that wrap around the legs of visiting pollinators, but some visitors are supposedly more effective at transferring the pollen than others. It looks like snowberry clearwing is pretty effective!
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Sara Tangren
, 23 December, 2010 - 9:13pm
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Entomo-speak for "feet" here is "tarsi"
The analog of the "foot" in insects is the
"tarsus"
(plural:
tarsi
)...which consists of a number "tarsal segments" (5 or less, depending on the kind of insect). See the
BugGuide glossary entry for
tarsus
.
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Aaron Schusteff
, 23 February, 2024 - 11:30pm
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actually...
I think you have a
Snowberry Clearwing.
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Nina
, 7 July, 2008 - 8:58am
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the hummingbird clearwing
has broader margins of dark scaling at the edges of the hind and forewings.
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Nina
, 7 July, 2008 - 9:01am
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Thanks!
Thank you for the ID! It looks like a match to me!
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Sharon Cates
, 7 July, 2008 - 3:15pm
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you bet
glad to help
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Nina
, 7 July, 2008 - 8:00pm
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