[TN-Butterflies] Re: Wrong clearwing in photo

  • From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: TN Butterflies <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 05:07:38 -0700 (PDT)

I was just looking at BugGuide and BAMONA and was about to reply when your post 
came in. If the ID info on BugGuide is correct, BAMONA has some incorrect pics 
on their Snowberry page. 

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/images?l=3439 


Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County

http://www.finishflagfarms.com

--- On Sat, 7/4/09, Larry McDaniel <larrycmcd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Larry McDaniel <larrycmcd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Wrong clearwing in photo
> To: "BUTTERFLY NET" <mebc-butterfly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "BUTTERNUTS" 
> <butternuts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "TN-Butterflies" <tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 4:53 AM
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> Michael and Audrey,
>  
> Thanks for weighing in on this. I was hasty in calling this
> a Hummingbird Clearwing and I do believe it to be a
> Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis). The wing pattern and
> the leg color should be diagnostic. Bug Guide handles the
> identification nicely.
>  
> Larry McDaniel
> Johnson City, TN
>  
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> From: mlbierly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: larrycmcd@xxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: stanleydj@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [TN-Butterflies] Wrong clearwing in photo
> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 22:31:25 -0500
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> Larry,
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> I have now had a few moments to look over
> again BAMONA's first image for Hummingbird clearwing, 
> http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/images?l=3437,
> and compare with the others below. It does not look the
> same. It has that buffy on the body like the Snowberry
> clearwing, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/images?l=3439.
> I have brought DJ into this as he was the one that pointed
> out to me my clearwing, which initially I also called
> Hummingbird, that the body was buffy. Jason pointed out the
> black legs. What do you two think? Of course, Jason can
> straighten me out. Thanks for your
> thoughts.
>  
> Michael
> 
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> Larry McDaniel
> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 8:31 PM
> To: BUTTERFLY NET; BUTTERNUTS; TN-Butterflies
> Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Wrong clearwing in photo
> 
> The clearwing moth I posted a photo of is a
> Snowberry Clearwing, not a Hummingbird Clearwing. Michael
> Bierly noticed my error and had me take another look. Thanks
> Michael.
>  
> Larry McDaniel
> Johnson City, TN 
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