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Bee or Fly? - Hemaris diffinis
Copyright © 2011 Terrie Gray

Bee or Fly? - Hemaris diffinis
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
July 20, 2011
Size: 1.25 inches
This insect was hovering over the flower when I took the photo. It's wings don't show, but you can see that it is sipping nectar. We spotted it near a roadside trail at a park.
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Contributed by Terrie Gray on 24 July, 2011 - 11:14pm
Last updated 25 July, 2011 - 1:00am

Marty is correct, Hemaris diffinis - Hodges#7855
Moved from ID Request.

Hemaris diffinis - Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges #7855 with the dark legs.

Terrie, welcome to Bug Guide!
Click on the info tab above your photo to find information on these moths.
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 25 July, 2011 - 1:00am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I appreciate your very fast response. Once I cropped the photo and saw the moth's tongue dipping into the flower, I should have been able to make a closer guess than I did. But, certainly, when we spotted it, "moth" never crossed our minds. Now we're even more excited about seeing it -- a first for me and my grown son.
Terrie
… Terrie Gray, 25 July, 2011 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

This is a Hummingbird Moth or
This is a Hummingbird Moth or one of the other species of 'Clearwing' moths... possibly Hemaris thysbe
… Miguel Denyer, 25 July, 2011 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

Moth
Looks like a Snowberry Clearwing.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/2639/bgimage
… Marty R., 25 July, 2011 - 12:08am login or register to post comments

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