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Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk MothsThanks for the website!
We have these funky guys all over our butterfly bush. Your website helped me identify them, thank you! I never had heard of a hummingbird moth before planting the butterfly bush, and the insect is new to all my family and friends too! We live in central NJ. Thought you might enjoy the pictures.
Lisa
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| Hummingbird Clearwing | Bumblebee Moth |
Hi Lisa,
It appears you have two different moths here, but in the same genus. They are easily confused. The Hummingbird Moth, Hemaris thysbe, is usually red and olive in coloration. The Bumblebee Moth or Snowberry Clearwing Moth, Hemaris diffinis, is smaller, usually black and yellow, and has black legs.
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