Snowberry Clearwing Moth Images

Snowberry Clearwing Moth Images, Facts and Information:

Hemaris diffinis

• Snowberry Clearwing Moths are medium-sized sphinx moths with fuzzy, bumblebee-like bodies and transparent wings. Snowberry Clearwing Moths have black and yellow banded abdomens, fuzzy yellow thoraxes, black legs, and clear wings with dark borders. The wingspan of Snowberry Clearwing Moths ranges from 1.3 to 2 inches.
• Snowberry Clearwing Moths are found throughout eastern North America, from Canada to Florida, and west to the Rocky Mountains. Snowberry Clearwing Moths prefer open woodlands, meadows, gardens, and other areas with flowering plants.
• Snowberry Clearwing Moths feed on nectar from a variety of flowers, hovering like hummingbirds while using their long proboscis.
• Snowberry Clearwing Moths lay eggs on host plants like honeysuckle, snowberry, and dogbane. Caterpillars are green with black spots.
• Snowberry Clearwing Moths are also known as “bumblebee moths”, “hummingbird moths” or “flying lobsters” due to their appearance.
• Snowberry Clearwing Moths have two broods per year in most areas, with adults flying from spring through fall.
• Snowberry Clearwing Moths are important pollinators and their bumblebee mimicry helps protect them from predators.

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