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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 » Snowberry Clearwing - Hodges#7855 (Hemaris diffinis)
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Sphingidae - Hemaris diffinis
Copyright © 2013 Elytron

Sphingidae - Hemaris diffinis
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
August 21, 2011
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Contributed by Elytron on 11 November, 2013 - 10:49am
Last updated 12 March, 2015 - 1:01pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 12 March, 2015 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved for Second Opinion
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 18 November, 2013 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Hemaris sp
Hemaris, I'm guessing thysbe (by overall browner color and wider wing margins) - if the legs are very dark, though, it might be diffinis instead.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 11 November, 2013 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Probably diffinis
since clear basal area of FW does not have a partial crossband as thysbe does.

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… Cliff Ivy, 11 November, 2013 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Ahh, I see the character you'
Ahh, I see the character you're referring to - thanks! I hadn't known to look for that, so I'm glad for the info. It seems like the crossband thickness is variable in thysbe, but generally broader than just the vein itself, if I'm identifying it correctly?
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 11 November, 2013 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

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