- Hemaris diffinis
Taxobox
name = Snowberry Clearwing
image_caption = "Hemaris diffinis "Augusta, Michigan
status = NE
status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Insecta
ordo =Lepidoptera
superfamilia =Bombycoidea
familia =Sphingidae
genus = "Hemaris "
species = "H. diffinis"
binomial = "Hemaris diffinis"
binomial_authority = Boisduval 1836The Snowberry Clearwing ("Hemaris diffinis") is a moth of the order
Lepidoptera , familySphingidae . It is about 1.25”- 2”. The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the bumblebee, whom it might be mistaken for due to its color and flight pattern similarities. The moth's wings lack the large amount of scales found in most other lepidopterans, particularly in the centralized regions, making them appear clear. It loses the scales on its wings early after the pupa stage by its highly active flight tendencies. It flies during the daylight much like the other hummingbird moths, but it may also continue flight into the evening, particularly if it has found a good source of nectar. The larvae feed on plants includinghoneysuckle ,viburnum , hawthorn,snowberry ,cherry , andplum . The moth’s migration in Canada is different than in the U.S. In Canada, it flies from the Northwest Territories, south toBritish Columbia , and then east to Nova Scotia. In the U.S., it flies from Maine to Florida, westward to southern California andBaja California and then into Mexico.
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