Snowberry Clearwing Moth
Characteristics: Though this species looks like a bee, it does not land on flowers as bees do. Instead, it hovers in front of the flower to collect its nectar.
General Adult Size (Length):
32mm to 51mm
(1.26in to 2.01in)
Identifying Colors: yellow; black; brown
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Category: Butterfly or Moth
Common Name: Snowberry Clearwing Moth
Scientific Name: (Hemaris diffinis)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species: diffinis
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