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Hemaris Corrections: Taken a few years ago at Oatlands Plantation in Virginia. Feeding on butterfly bush. one of my favorite insects! Geotagged,Hemaris thysbe,Hummingbird Clearwing,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Hemaris

Corrections: Taken a few years ago at Oatlands Plantation in Virginia. Feeding on butterfly bush. one of my favorite insects!

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    I'm affraid you are wrong about both species. You have identified the moth as the Old world hummingbird hawk-moth. It should not be confused with the moths called hummingbird clearwing moths in North America, genus ''Hemaris''. This could be either Hemaris thysbe or Hemaris gracilis, the wing pattern is not very clear.
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=07853
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7854

    The flower is Buddleja davidii, also called summer lilac or butterfly-bush.     Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Leslie Lewis's profile
      Leslie Lewis
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      Thanks for the corrections! Posted 9 years ago

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The Hummingbird Clearwing

''Hemaris thysbe'', commonly known as the Hummingbird Clearwing, is a moth of the Sphingidae family.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Nov 23, 2015. Captured Aug 13, 2013 17:12 in 21446 James Monroe Hwy, Aldie, VA 20105, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T3
  • f/16.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO800
  • 53mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.