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Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Hemaris thysbe

Photo by florida33girl
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large moth with chunky, furry body. "Clear" wings are due to patches of wing which lack scales. Day-flying moth sometimes confused with hummingbirds - hence the common name.

Reference Links:

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

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Comments (12)
Caleb Steindel
Fabulous shot, florida33girl! I can never seem to get a decent photo of them, they're always moving around so much!
BenjiSun
they're nicknamed Flying Shrimp in Hong Kong, what a stunning specimen. thank you for sharing this photo!
KarenL
Great capture! Well done!
Maria dB
This is a fantastic photo! Can you share what shutter speed and ISO you used?
C.Sydes
Beautiful spot, captured so clearly

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