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Hummingbird Clearwing Moth Appearance is variable. The thorax is olive in color dorsally and pale yellow ventrally. The abdomen is dark burgundy dorsally and ventrally with light olive/dark golden patches dorsally. Wings are mostly clear with reddish brown terminal borders.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/71330/hummingbird_clearwing_moth_-_hemaris_thysbe.html" title="Hummingbird Clearwing Moth - Hemaris thysbe"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/71330_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=fSG%2F2Zilw9w64a0T%2BV2FuhHo1Ao%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Hummingbird Clearwing Moth - Hemaris thysbe Appearance is variable. The thorax is olive in color dorsally and pale yellow ventrally. The abdomen is dark burgundy dorsally and ventrally with light olive/dark golden patches dorsally. Wings are mostly clear with reddish brown terminal borders.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57069/hummingbird_clearwing_moth.html Geotagged,Hemaris thysbe,Hummingbird Clearwing,Summer,United States,moth" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Hemaris thysbe,Hummingbird Clearwing,Hummingbird Clearwing Moth,Summer,United States,moth,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Appearance is variable. The thorax is olive in color dorsally and pale yellow ventrally. The abdomen is dark burgundy dorsally and ventrally with light olive/dark golden patches dorsally. Wings are mostly clear with reddish brown terminal borders.

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth - Hemaris thysbe Appearance is variable. The thorax is olive in color dorsally and pale yellow ventrally. The abdomen is dark burgundy dorsally and ventrally with light olive/dark golden patches dorsally. Wings are mostly clear with reddish brown terminal borders.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57069/hummingbird_clearwing_moth.html Geotagged,Hemaris thysbe,Hummingbird Clearwing,Summer,United States,moth

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Holy ****, is there something you cannot do?
    World class shot, seriously.     Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks so much! It was a lucky shot for sure! Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
  3. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Fantastic shot! So hard to catch these in flight I have tried and failed on many occasions. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks Claire! I fail shooting them more often than not, but this one wasn't as fast as usual :) Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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    Calbost Niel
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    Absolute wowable! Congrats Christine! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks Niel! Posted 3 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
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 4, 2018. Captured Aug 21, 2017 14:49 in 80 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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