by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Moths Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Often mistaken as small hummingbirds or large bumblebees, these moths fly during the day and hover at flowers while sipping nectar. Note, the distinctive antennae, which distinguish them from hummingbirds! There are 3 species of Hemaris in North Carolina. Snowberry Clearwings are in the family Sphingidae.Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Orange Co., NC 20 Sep 2020 | ||
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Orange Co., NC 20 Sep 2020 |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) York Co., VA 21 Aug 2013 |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Orange Co., NC 12 Sep 2007 |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Durham Co., NC 9 May 2013 | |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Durham Co., NC 9 May 2013 |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) Orange Co., NC 12 Sep 2007 |
Durham Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 |
Durham Co., NC 26 Aug 2006 |
Catawba Co., NC 4 Aug 2012 |
Catawba Co., NC 4 Aug 2012 |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) caterpillar Alamance Co., NC 12 Sep 2020 I spotted 6 different individuals of these caterpillars today on a planted honeysuckle cultivar in the yard. | |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) caterpillar Alamance Co., NC 12 Sep 2020 | |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) caterpillar Alamance Co., NC 12 Sep 2020 | |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) caterpillar Alamance Co., NC 12 Sep 2020 | |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) caterpillar Alamance Co., NC 12 Sep 2020 | |
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) caterpillar Alamance Co., NC 12 Sep 2020 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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