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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Dilophonotini » Hemaris » Hummingbird Clearwing - Hodges#7853 (Hemaris thysbe)
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Hemaris - Hemaris thysbe
Copyright © 2012 Larry Clarfeld

Hemaris - Hemaris thysbe
Marshfield, Washington County, Vermont, USA
June 30, 2012
not sure if it is discernible based on my pictures, but would love some help getting it down to species... thanks!

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Contributed by Larry Clarfeld on 1 July, 2012 - 8:06pm
Last updated 31 August, 2012 - 1:04pm

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possible answer
looks like a Hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe), but there are other Hemaris species to consider like the Slender clearwing (Hemaris gracilis).

I tried using Butterflies and Moths website to get a listing of moth sightings in your county and they had none for your county. You might try plugging in neighboring counties to see what Hemaris species has been reported.

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/checklists?species_type=1&tid=3198
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