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Hummingbird Moth

Hemaris thysbe

Photo by hombre1958
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Hummingbird Moth

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Hummingbird mimic. The thorax is olive to golden-olive in color dorsally, yellow ventrally; abdomen is dark burgundy (sometimes almost black) both dorsally and ventrally, with light olive to dark golden patches dorsally. Wings mostly clear with reddish brown terminal borders and dark scaling along veins
Wow! Can't believe that proboscis!
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PublishedMay 2, 2011

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