tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post112570619496497404..comments2024-03-29T01:13:45.853-04:00Comments on Thomasburg Walks: Welcome Clearwing!Pamela Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1125874116835626412005-09-04T18:48:00.000-04:002005-09-04T18:48:00.000-04:00Thanks Tony and troutgrrrl--I followed your leads ...Thanks Tony and troutgrrrl--I followed your leads and I now think it is possibly a <A HREF="http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hdiffinis.htm" REL="nofollow"><I>Hemaris diffinis</I></A>, or something like that. Both <I>thysbe</I> and <I>diffinis</I> range across the continent--though that's no help, but <I>diffinis</I> has a paler band on the abdomen, as my visitor had. Also I didn't get the Pamela Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167132802880894799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1125811434615713922005-09-04T01:23:00.000-04:002005-09-04T01:23:00.000-04:00Yours looks like the one we had here - I called i...Yours looks like the one we had here - I called it a <I>Hemaris thysbe</I> at the time. We've had a few recently that I can't yet identify. I'll post pictures and maybe someone can help...TroutGrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022297157070815736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10199452.post-1125761652382362012005-09-03T11:34:00.000-04:002005-09-03T11:34:00.000-04:00Hi Pamela,i think your is going to be a Hummingbir...Hi Pamela,<BR/><BR/>i think your is going to be a Hummingbird Clearwing, Hemaris thysbe. I base that on the heavyset body and the extent of dark markings in the wing. The range may help you ID it. <BR/><BR/>There are four possibilities in the U.S. Here is the USGS page, fairly comprehensive and authoritative:<BR/>http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/thumb/64.htm<BR/>click on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com