Labidomera clivicollis. This Factsheet has not been peer reviewed. Indians. ", "state": "BC", "latitude": "59.70", "elevation": 1842, "males": 1, "collection": "JHS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1992/6/16", "day": 16, "notes": "", "longitude": "-126.47"}, {"site_name": "Petitot R.", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Northern Rockies (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1999, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. - Hemaris diffinis. And again on the Zinnias. The forewing cell contains a row of scales that looks like a longitudinal vein. Bumble bees, carpenter bees and Hemaris moths often forage at the same flowers. Limenitis arthemis. Hemaris thetis was known as Hemaris senta for many years and its relationship to the eastern species Hemaris diffinis was muddled at best. The ventral abdomen is uniformly dark. When trying to decide between thysbe, gracilis, and diffinis, look at the legs. Hemaris is a genus of sphinx moths in the subfamily Macroglossinae, which is native to the Holarctic. Adults are diurnal and appear to be bumblebee mimics. Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) by MrEli Aug 25, 2006 2:53 PM. Hemaris diffinis, the snowberry clearwing, is a moth of the order Lepidoptera, family Sphingidae.This moth is sometimes called "hummingbird moth" or "flying lobster". The caterpillar is a pale green hornworm with a black horn and black spots along each side. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. ", "state": "BC", "latitude": "59.27", "elevation": 3660, "males": 0, "collection": "JHS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1973/6/25", "day": 25, "notes": "", "longitude": "-129.68"}, {"site_name": "Boya Lake PP", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Northern Rockies (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1978, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. K. Cooper", "id": 177576, "locality": "Boya Lake PP", "state": "BC", "latitude": "59.39", "elevation": 1366, "males": -1, "collection": "RBCM", "collection__url": "http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Natural_History/Insects-and-Relatives.aspx", "date": "1978/6/12", "day": 12, "notes": "", "longitude": "-123.08"}, {"site_name": "Liard Hot Springs", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Northern Rockies (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1959, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "R. E. Leech", "id": 149576, "locality": "Liard Hot Springs", "state": "BC", "latitude": "59.47", "elevation": 1500, "males": -1, "collection": "CNC", "collection__url": "http://www.canacoll.org/index.htm", "date": "1959/7/9", "day": 9, "notes": "Shepard notes", "longitude": "-126.10"}, {"site_name": "Atlin, 3mS", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Stikine (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1973, "females": 1, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. Shepard", "id": 149565, "locality": "Atlin, 3mS", "state": "BC", "latitude": "59.55", "elevation": 4274, "males": 1, "collection": "JHS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1973/6/27", "day": 27, "notes": "", "longitude": "-133.62"}, {"site_name": "Atlin", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Stikine (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1955, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "H. J. Huckell", "id": 149564, "locality": "Atlin", "state": "BC", "latitude": "59.57", "elevation": 2200, "males": -1, "collection": "CNC", "collection__url": "http://www.canacoll.org/index.htm", "date": "1955/7/3", "day": 3, "notes": "Shepard notes", "longitude": "-133.70"}, {"site_name": "Smith R. (Lawrence, 1999) Biogeographic Regions; Perina nuda, the clearwing tussock moth or banyan tussock moth is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is the largest in the genus. A&T State University, in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee There are four species of hummingbird moths in North America. Snowberry Clearwind Moths (Hemaris diffinis) nectar feeding on Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii) at Chestnut Ridge Metro Park, Ohio. Hemaris thysbe is widely distributed in eastern North America to the western Great Plains. It is most widely distributed in central and northeastern British Columbia, especially in the far north, but has also been recorded from the lower Fraser Valley. It varies from other Hemaris moths in that the legs are pale and the wings have rusty scales. ... (Hemaris thysbe) moth. ", "collection__url": null, "date": "None/None/None", "day": null, "notes": "Blackmore, 1927", "longitude": "-116.48"}, {"site_name": "Vavenby", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Thompson-Nicola (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1921, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "T. A. Moillet", "id": 177575, "locality": "Vavenby", "state": "BC", "latitude": "51.58", "elevation": 1572, "males": -1, "collection": "RBCM", "collection__url": "http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Natural_History/Insects-and-Relatives.aspx", "date": "1921/6/5", "day": 5, "notes": "Blackmore, 1927", "longitude": "-119.72"}, {"site_name": "Clearwater", "linked_photo": false, "month": null, "county": "Thompson-Nicola (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1990, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "Helen Knight", "id": 149570, "locality": "Clearwater", "state": "BC", "latitude": "51.65", "elevation": 1511, "males": -1, "collection": "HK", "collection__url": null, "date": "1990/None/None", "day": null, "notes": "", "longitude": "-120.03"}, {"site_name": "Lac la Hache", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Cariboo (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1942, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "G. A. Hardy", "id": 149575, "locality": "Lac la Hache", "state": "BC", "latitude": "51.82", "elevation": 2740, "males": -1, "collection": "RBCM", "collection__url": "http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Natural_History/Insects-and-Relatives.aspx", "date": "1942/6/27", "day": 27, "notes": "Jones, 1951", "longitude": "-121.47"}, {"site_name": "Prince George", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Fraser-Fort George (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1951, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "G. G. Gorge", "id": 177573, "locality": "Prince George", "state": "BC", "latitude": "53.92", "elevation": 1890, "males": -1, "collection": "RBCM", "collection__url": "http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Natural_History/Insects-and-Relatives.aspx", "date": "1951/6/None", "day": null, "notes": "", "longitude": "-122.75"}, {"site_name": "Buckley Valley", "linked_photo": false, "month": null, "county": "Bulkley-Nechako (BC)", "record_type": "literature", "year": null, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": null, "id": 149567, "locality": "Buckley Valley", "state": "BC", "latitude": "54.78", "elevation": 1629, "males": -999999, "collection": "? So, … Moyock, Currituck County, North Carolina, USA July 25, 2011. ", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Northern Rockies (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1999, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. A pair of pale lines runs down the back. ", "state": "BC", "latitude": "59.20", "elevation": 1109, "males": 2, "collection": "JHS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1999/7/23", "day": 23, "notes": "", "longitude": "-123.32"}, {"site_name": "Quartzrock Cr. Hemaris thysbe. thysbe - white legs gracilis - red legs diffinis - black legs Beautiful shot! We had bumble bee moths (Snowberry clearwing/Hemaris diffinis) visit as well but I couldn’t get a clear shot of any of those. Hemaris thetis, the Rocky Mountain clearwing or California clearwing is a moth of the family Sphingidae. Please enable JavaScript to experience all features of the site! Unlike most moths, the species lacks hearing organs. Four species of hummingbird moths are widespread in North America, with several species elsewhere. All the Hemaris species have clear areas on the wings rather than being typically colored and scaled like in other genera. On the River Mix Verbena. So, how do you tell the species … We have at least two generations per year in North Carolina. ", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Peace River (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1976, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": null, "id": 149580, "locality": "Pink Mt. Publication date: April 19, 2013 N.C. Hemaris thysbe is slightly larger than both of these species and its forewing cell appears divided by a longitudinal vein, lacking in H. thetis and H. diffinis. sipping nectar from Agatache. Read our Cooperative Extension prohibits discrimination and harassment regardless of age, color, disability, family and marital status, gender identity, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation and veteran status. I soon learned that what I had seen was actually an insect – a hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) to be precise. Although they look like stinging insects, the Hemaris moths are completely harmless. The dorsallegs are r… A disjunct southern population is found in the Columbia Gorge and Oregon's Willamette Valley. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval, 1855 Rocky Mountain clearwing or California clearwing Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 hummingbird clearwing Hemaris tityus Linnaeus, 1758 Hemaris diffinis, the … ", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Northern Rockies (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1992, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "N. Kondla", "id": 149582, "locality": "Smith R. This species is a foodplant specialist feeding on Caprifoliaceae such as honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) The immature stages of Hemaris moths feed on beauty bush, cherry, cranberry, hawthorn, honeysuckle, snowberry and Viburnum. The ventral abdomen is uniformly dark. ", "id": 128175, "locality": "Molalla R.", "state": "OR", "latitude": "45.29", "elevation": 69, "males": 0, "collection": "OSAC", "collection__url": "http://osac.science.oregonstate.edu/", "date": "1934/6/17", "day": 17, "notes": "", "longitude": "-122.72"}, {"site_name": "Stevenson", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Skamania (WA)", "record_type": "photograph", "year": 2004, "females": null, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. Davis", "id": 160394, "locality": "Stevenson", "state": "WA", "latitude": "45.70", "elevation": 400, "males": null, "collection": null, "collection__url": null, "date": "2004/7/13", "day": 13, "notes": "http://bugguide.net/node/view/42835; photo ID by L. Crabo", "longitude": "-121.89"}, {"site_name": "Stevenson", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Skamania (WA)", "record_type": "photograph", "year": 2005, "females": null, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. Davis", "id": 160395, "locality": "Stevenson", "state": "WA", "latitude": "45.70", "elevation": 400, "males": null, "collection": null, "collection__url": null, "date": "2005/7/22", "day": 22, "notes": "http://www.flickr.com/photos/johns_pics/66630258/in/set-1468858/; photo ID by L. Crabo", "longitude": "-121.89"}, {"site_name": "Hood River", "linked_photo": false, "month": 5, "county": "Hood River (OR)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1917, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": null, "id": 104457, "locality": "Hood River", "state": "OR", "latitude": "45.71", "elevation": 400, "males": 1, "collection": "OSAC", "collection__url": "http://osac.science.oregonstate.edu/", "date": "1917/5/16", "day": 16, "notes": "", "longitude": "-121.52"}, {"site_name": "New Westminster", "linked_photo": false, "month": null, "county": "Greater Vancouver (BC)", "record_type": "literature", "year": null, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "D. Jones", "id": 149577, "locality": "New Westminster", "state": "BC", "latitude": "49.22", "elevation": 330, "males": -999999, "collection": "? & S. Shepard", "id": 149589, "locality": "Dempster Hwy., km. (H. thysbe… The head and thorax are variable yellowish olive to tan. ", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Stikine (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1973, "females": 1, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. Shepard", "id": 149581, "locality": "Quartzrock Cr. Hummingbird Moth taking in the last of the Oregano, late july, west KY. ... Hemaris thysbe, Common Clearwing Hummingbird Moth. This moth should not be confused with the hummingbird hawk-moth of Europe. Often mistaken for hummingbirds, the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe), with green tufted body and ruby colored scales, suggesting the male hummingbird, and the Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis), with the gold and black striped color pattern similar to that of a fat bumble bee, mimic both the … The caterpillars are almost never submitted for identification. The abdomen is similarly colored, with a two-segment wide dark warm chestnut brown band and distal tufting. The black antenna is club-like. Hemaris thysbe is the hummingbird moth or common clearwing moth. commitment to diversity. Robson, 5mW", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Fraser-Fort George (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1971, "females": 1, "subspecies": null, "collector": "Albert Grable", "id": 131477, "locality": "Mt. reported caterpillar hosts It flies in meadows and open forest. Hemaris thysbe (7853) Hummingbird clearwing Hemaris thysbe 7855 - Snowberry Clearwing - Hemaris diffinis Thysbe Hemaris thysbe Hemaris diffinis Hemaris diffinis Found on the ground crossing Found on the ground crossing Looks like Hemaris … The bumblebee moth caterpillar is a typical sphinx moth caterpillar. Is this Hemaris thysbe, gracilis or diffinis? Hemaris is a Holarctic genus of moths in the sphingidae family, consisting of about 17 species, four of which fly in North and South America. The combination of its appearance and its behavior commonly leads to it being confused with a hummingbird or bumblebee. This clump of bee balm is right by my back door so I had the opportunity to get lots of shots and pick the best out of those. In our area we have two species of clear wing moths that are similar in appearance and behavior, the Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis) and the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe). The legs of H. thetis and H. diffinis are black rather than brown as in H. thysbe. 5", "state": "YT", "latitude": null, "elevation": null, "males": 0, "collection": "JHS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1989/7/5", "day": 5, "notes": "", "longitude": null}, {"site_name": "Stewart Crossing", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": null, "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1979, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "Jon Shepard", "id": 149590, "locality": "Stewart Crossing", "state": "YT", "latitude": null, "elevation": null, "males": 2, "collection": "JHS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1979/6/13", "day": 13, "notes": "", "longitude": null}, {"site_name": "Dempster Hwy., km. The most familiar ones in North America are the Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) - most often found in the west, and the Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) - more common in … ", "collection__url": null, "date": "None/None/None", "day": null, "notes": "Jones, 1951", "longitude": "-127.17"}, {"site_name": "Tumbler Ridge", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Peace River (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1993, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "H. E. Rice", "id": 127953, "locality": "Tumbler Ridge", "state": "BC", "latitude": "55.13", "elevation": 2736, "males": 2, "collection": "OSAC", "collection__url": "http://osac.science.oregonstate.edu/", "date": "1993/7/2", "day": 2, "notes": "", "longitude": "-121.00"}, {"site_name": "Tumbler Ridge", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Peace River (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1993, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "D. G. Severns", "id": 149585, "locality": "Tumbler Ridge", "state": "BC", "latitude": "55.13", "elevation": 2736, "males": 1, "collection": "DGS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1993/7/1", "day": 1, "notes": "", "longitude": "-121.00"}, {"site_name": "Chetwynd, 5mS", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Peace River (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1993, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "H. E. Rice", "id": 129791, "locality": "Chetwynd, 5mS", "state": "BC", "latitude": "55.70", "elevation": 2081, "males": 1, "collection": "OSAC", "collection__url": "http://osac.science.oregonstate.edu/", "date": "1993/7/3", "day": 3, "notes": "", "longitude": "-121.63"}, {"site_name": "Rolla", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Peace River (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1927, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "P. N. Vroom", "id": 177574, "locality": "Rolla", "state": "BC", "latitude": "55.90", "elevation": 2133, "males": -1, "collection": "RBCM", "collection__url": "http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Natural_History/Insects-and-Relatives.aspx", "date": "1927/7/21", "day": 21, "notes": "", "longitude": "-120.07"}, {"site_name": "Clayhurst Bridge, N", "linked_photo": false, "month": 6, "county": "Peace River (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1997, "females": 0, "subspecies": null, "collector": "Jon H. Shepard", "id": 149568, "locality": "Clayhurst Bridge, N", "state": "BC", "latitude": "56.13", "elevation": 1690, "males": 1, "collection": "JHS", "collection__url": null, "date": "1997/6/1", "day": 1, "notes": "", "longitude": "-120.05"}, {"site_name": "Clayhurst ferry, N", "linked_photo": false, "month": 7, "county": "Peace River (BC)", "record_type": "specimen", "year": 1984, "females": 1, "subspecies": null, "collector": "J. 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