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Hummingbird Clearwing - Hodges#7853 (Hemaris thysbe)
Photo#296725
Copyright © 2009
Tom Bentley
Sphinx caterpillar -
Hemaris thysbe
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 22, 2009
Contributed by
Tom Bentley
on 30 June, 2009 - 5:21pm
Last updated 1 July, 2009 - 3:29pm
Moved
Moved from
Hemaris
.
…
Tom Bentley
, 1 July, 2009 - 3:29pm
Moved
Moved from
Sphinx Moths
.
…
Tom Bentley
, 30 June, 2009 - 8:05pm
Hemaris
This could be
Hemaris thysbe
or
H. gracilis
, I'm not sure what distinguishes the two as larvae, this is in range of both species though.
…
Ryan St Laurent
, 30 June, 2009 - 7:26pm