Snowberry clearwing mothHemaris diffinis
I really thought I'd posted a photo of this species, the snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis). But I searched my archives and couldn't find one. Earlier today, I was noting which species we've seen here on my Butterfly Checklist/Blanco County post. And I didn't see the snowberry on the list. So I dug up this photo I shot Sept. 2, 2007, and sent it to our state coordinator, Kelly Mortensen, who's with the Butterflies and Moths of North America website. Right now, the staff is tied up, trying to get a new website up and running so she probably won't acknowledge my report for awhile. That's okay.
The snowberry clearwing moth is really a cool species. Check out my article, "The Enigma of the Clearwing Moth" in the June 2010 issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine.
2 comments:
Just caught one of these beauties today in Lucas TX. Had to contact Texas A & M to find out what it was. Let me know if you want the photo emailed. What a delight to watch & learn about these! Karen Denham
Aren't they beautiful! You should check out other hummingbird moths. And you might be surprised to see what the caterpillars look like. :-) Sure, you can email me your photo. I'd love to see it!
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