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| genus = Hemaris
| genus = Hemaris
| species = diffinis
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| authority = ([[Jean Baptiste Boisduval|Boisduval]] 1836)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hemaris/diffinis.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110034819/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hemaris/diffinis.html|archivedate=2012-11-10|deadurl=yes|title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |date= |accessdate=2011-10-19}}</ref>
| authority = ([[Jean Baptiste Boisduval|Boisduval]] 1836)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hemaris/diffinis.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110034819/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hemaris/diffinis.html|archive-date=2012-11-10|url-status=dead|title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |access-date=2011-10-19}}</ref>
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*''Macroglossa diffinis'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
*''Macroglossa diffinis'' <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
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'''''Hemaris diffinis''''', the '''snowberry clearwing''', is a moth of the order [[Lepidoptera]], family [[Sphingidae]]. This moth is sometimes called "hummingbird moth" or "flying lobster". This moth should not be confused with the [[hummingbird hawk-moth]] of [[Europe]].
'''''Hemaris diffinis''''', the '''snowberry clearwing''', is a moth of the family [[Sphingidae]]. This moth is sometimes called "hummingbird moth" or "flying lobster". This moth should not be confused with the [[hummingbird hawk-moth]] of [[Europe]].


==Adults==
==Adults==
It is about {{convert|1.25|-|2|in|disp=flip}}. The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the bumblebee, for whom it might be mistaken 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.
It is about {{convert|1.25|-|2|in|disp=flip}}. The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the bumblebee, for whom it might be mistaken due to its color and flight pattern similarities. The moth's wings lack the large amount of [[Scale (insect anatomy)|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.
[[File:Bumblebee mimic.webm|thumb|thumbtime=0|''Hemaris diffinis'' is an excellent bumblebee mimic.]]

<gallery mode="packed">
Hemaris diffinis MHNT CUT 2010 0 393, Morgan territory, Contra Costa Co, California, male dorsal.jpg|Male dorsal
Hemaris diffinis MHNT CUT 2010 0 393, Morgan territory, Contra Costa Co, California, male ventral.jpg|Male ventral
Hemaris diffinis MHNT CUT 2010 0 393, Morgan territory, Contra Costa Co, California, female dorsal.jpg|Female dorsal
Hemaris diffinis MHNT CUT 2010 0 393, Morgan territory, Contra Costa Co, California, female ventral.jpg|Female ventral
</gallery>

== Biology ==
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.


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
The moth is found from the [[Northwest Territories]], [[British Columbia]], southern [[Ontario]], eastern Manitoba, and in western [[Quebec]] in Canada. In the United States this species has been located in southern [[California]] and [[Baja California Norte]], Illinois, east through most of the [[United States]] from [[Maine]] to [[West Virginia]] to [[Florida]].
The moth is found from the [[Northwest Territories]], [[British Columbia]], southern [[Ontario]], eastern Manitoba, and in western [[Quebec]] in Canada. In the United States this species has been located in southern [[California]] and [[Baja California Norte]], Illinois, east through most of the [[United States]] from [[Maine]] to [[West Virginia]] to [[Florida]]. Also seen in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.


==Food plants==
==Food plants==
The larvae feed on plants including [[Apocynum|dogbane (''Apocynum'')]], ''[[Lonicera]]'', ''[[Viburnum]]'', ''[[Amsonia]]'', ''[[Triosteum]]'', ''[[Diervilla]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schoen |first1=Daniel J. |title=Floral Biology of Diervilla lonicera (Caprifoliaceae) |journal=Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club |date=1977 |volume=104 |issue=3 |pages=234–240 |doi=10.2307/2484303 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2484303 |issn=0040-9618}}</ref> and ''[[Symphoricarpos]]''.
The larvae feed on plants including [[honeysuckle]], [[viburnum]], [[Crataegus|hawthorn]], [[snowberry]], [[cherry]], [[Mentha|mint]], and [[plum]].


==Regional names==
==Regional names==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Hemaris diffinis sjh.JPG|''Hemaris diffinis''
File:Hemaris diffinis variation sjh.JPG|''Hemaris diffinis'' variation
File:Hemaris diffinis variation sjh.JPG|''Hemaris diffinis'' variation
File:Hemaris diffinis.JPG|Snowberry clearwing (''Hemaris diffinis''), [[Lake Junaluska, North Carolina]]
File:Hemaris diffinis.JPG|Snowberry clearwing (''Hemaris diffinis''), [[Lake Junaluska, North Carolina]]
File:Snowberry Moth2.jpg|Snowberry moth in [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky]]
File:Snowberry Moth2.jpg|Snowberry moth in [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky]]
File:Snowberry clearwing moth (Photo 1 of 5), Springfield TN.JPG|Hemaris diffinis on cosmos
File:Snowberry clearwing moth (Photo 1 of 5), Springfield TN.JPG|''Hemaris diffinis'' on cosmos
File:Hemaris diffinis 1.jpg|''Hemaris diffinis'' nectaring on Abelia
File:Hemaris diffinis 1.jpg|''Hemaris diffinis'' nectaring on Abelia
Image:Hemaris_diffinis_larva.jpg|Caterpillar
File:Hemaris diffinis larva.jpg|Caterpillar
File:Snowberry Clearwing -2 - 08.05.22.jpg|Feeding at ''[[Buddleja]]'' flower
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hdiffinis.htm Silkmoths]
*[http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hdiffinis.htm Silkmoths]
*[http://bugguide.net/node/view/2639 ''Hemaris diffinis''], Bug Guide
*[http://bugguide.net/node/view/2639 ''Hemaris diffinis''], Bug Guide
*[http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3439 Butterflies and Moths of North America]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130628082133/http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Hemaris-diffinis Butterflies and Moths of North America]


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[[Category:Hemaris|D]]
[[Category:Hemaris|D]]
[[Category:Lepidoptera of North America]]
[[Category:Moths of North America]]
[[Category:Moths of Canada]]
[[Category:Moths of the United States]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1836]]
[[Category:Moths described in 1836]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval]]





Latest revision as of 04:43, 31 December 2024

Snowberry clearwing
Hemaris diffinis in Augusta, Michigan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species:
H. diffinis
Binomial name
Hemaris diffinis
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa diffinis Boisduval, 1836
  • Macroglossa aethra Strecker, 1875
  • Macroglossa fumosa Strecker, 1874
  • Sesia axillaris Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Sesia grotei Butler, 1874
  • Hemaris tenuis Grote, 1873
  • Hemaris metathetis Butler, 1876
  • Hemaris marginalis Grote, 1873
  • Haemorrhagia ariadne Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Hemaris diffinis, the snowberry clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. This moth is sometimes called "hummingbird moth" or "flying lobster". This moth should not be confused with the hummingbird hawk-moth of Europe.

Adults

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It is about 32–51 millimetres (1.25–2 in). The moth's abdomen has yellow and black segments much like those of the bumblebee, for whom it might be mistaken 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.

Hemaris diffinis is an excellent bumblebee mimic.
  • Male dorsal
    Male dorsal
  • Male ventral
    Male ventral
  • Female dorsal
    Female dorsal
  • Female ventral
    Female ventral

Biology

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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.

Distribution

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The moth is found from the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, southern Ontario, eastern Manitoba, and in western Quebec in Canada. In the United States this species has been located in southern California and Baja California Norte, Illinois, east through most of the United States from Maine to West Virginia to Florida. Also seen in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.

Food plants

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The larvae feed on plants including dogbane (Apocynum), Lonicera, Viburnum, Amsonia, Triosteum, Diervilla,[2] and Symphoricarpos.

Regional names

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Hemaris diffinis is notable for its colorful nicknames. In certain parts of Appalachia, including West Virginia, Hemaris diffinis is known as "hummingbird moth" or "flying lobster". These nicknames are derived from its supposed physical resemblance to other (genetically unrelated) animals.

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References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Schoen, Daniel J. (1977). "Floral Biology of Diervilla lonicera (Caprifoliaceae)". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 104 (3): 234–240. doi:10.2307/2484303. ISSN 0040-9618.
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