Snowberry Clearwing

Hemaris diffinis

August 12, 2004

Here's the second Hemaris for the site.  This one is a bumblebee mimic.  There has been an influx of Hummingbird Clearwings over the last week and I almost passed this one up as one of them.  Upon second glance, something looked a little different - it was yellower, more like a bumblebee, and the wings were clear, unlike the ruby shaded wings of a hummingbird moth. 

It was equally active, though, bouncing from flower to flower, never coming to rest.