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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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Flower lover - Hemaris thysbe
Copyright © 2006 Carmen

Flower lover - Hemaris thysbe
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 27, 2006
Size: 2" app

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Contributed by Carmen on 27 July, 2006 - 11:42am
Last updated 20 September, 2008 - 10:01am

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
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Hummingbird Clearwing Moth
Hemaris thysbe. They are beautiful. The tongue curls back into the throat. When sipping nectar, it may be as much as 4 inches long. Some species in South America that visit giant orchids have a tongue more than 12 inches.
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