Like a hummingbird, their wings move so fast they appear to be just a blur to the naked eye. To capture the wings on camera, a very fast shutter speed is needed. I generally use 1/4000 sec with good results, and take many pictures hoping to get some with wings fully extended. Wild bergamot, swamp milkweed, and Sullivant's milkweed are the preferred nectar plants in my garden at the moment.

The Snowberry Clearwing gets its name from its preferred host plant, the Common Snowberry. Snowberry is a small native shrub that produces clusters of pink flowers in the summer that become white berries in the fall. The berries may be consumed by some birds, like cedar waxwings, robins, and other thrushes. We added two native snowberries to our yard this year to serve as host to the clearwings and as a possible food source for fruit eating birds. They seem to be thriving in an area of partial shade and medium moisture.