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Topic: Hummingbird Clearwing

Hummingbird Clearwing vs Snowberry Clearwing

Posted Vonda on July 17, 2020

On our morning walk, we happened to see a Hummingbird Clearwing taking nectar from a Swamp Milkweed near the pond. While we have seen the Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) several times this year, this is the first Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe) sighting of the year. I thought this might be a good opportunity to illustrate how to differentiate the two species.

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