Hemaris thysbe, the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Hemaris thysbe
hee-MAGH-rihsmm THIHS-bee
(Fabricius, 1775) Sesia thysbe


Hemaris thysbe fifth instar, Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin,
July 15, 2002, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.

Janice was able to get this larva to pupate. She overwintered the pupa in her fruit celler and noted the moth, when it first emerged, did not have clear wings. A thin layer of scales covered what would soon become transparent hyaline areas.


Hemaris thysbe fresh, Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin,
May 14, 2003, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.


Hemaris thysbe, cleared, Gibraltar, Door County, Wisconsin,
May 14, 2003, courtesy of Janice Stiefel.

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TAXONOMY:

Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839
Tribe: Dilophonotini, Burmeister, 1878
Genus: Hemaris (Dalman, 1816) was Sesia...........
Species: thysbe (Fabricius, 1775)

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