Good information Trevor thank you - attached are a couple pictures of a
diffinis (Snowberry Clearwing) from
Beaver Lake August 2016.
Jay Wherley
Asheville
On 7/22/18 10:38 AM, tas176@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi
It is a Hummingbird moth but it’s actually a Hemaris Thysbe. Referred to as
Hummingbird Clearwing and there is also a Snowberry Clearwing which is very
similar. The wings in the
photo are blurred but you can still notice how it appears to have transparent
windows in its wings with darker borders a trait of both Hemaris species. To
identify which of the two
it is you need a clear photo showing it’s legs (black=diffinis and
pale=thysbe) and the other diagnostic for diffinis is the presence of a black
stripe diagonally down the thorax
also passing through the eyes. The legs in the photo are clearly pale and
there isn’t a strong black stripe on the thorax and in between the eyes which
is why I’m thinking it is a
Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe).
The Hummingbird hawk-moth is actually an old world species that I’m not sure
is found in the states.
Best,
Trevor
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On Jul 21, 2018, at 9:13 PM, Martha Salyers <oleander1@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:oleander1@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
That is the wonderful hummingbird moth/ hummingbird hawk-moth, one of the
most amazing mimics. We get them around our Datura on summer evenings.
Martha Salyers
Avl
On Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 21:04 Michael Galovic <galovic@xxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:galovic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
My wife saw this posted on Facebook from a guy who lives in Asheville.
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