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hummingbird clearwing

Hemaris thysbe

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
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Field Notes

Habitat:

feeding on buddleia in the garden

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Hemaris thysbe, Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

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Comments (5)
LauraMaria
Wow, that is so cool! I love how his tail makes him look like some kind of floating shrimp! What an amazing creature :)
AnnaWhipkey
thanks alice, I think these hummingbird clearwings are fascinating

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