Hemaris diffinis

Snowberry clearwing
Hemaris diffinis in Augusta, Michigan
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hemaris
Species:
H. diffinis
Binomial name
Hemaris diffinis
(Boisduval 1836)
Synonyms
  • Macroglossa diffinis Boisduval, 1836
  • Macroglossa aethra Strecker, 1875
  • Macroglossa fumosa Strecker, 1874
  • Sesia axillaris Grote & Robinson, 1868
  • Sesia grotei Butler, 1874
  • Hemaris tenuis Grote, 1873
  • Hemaris metathetis Butler, 1876
  • Hemaris marginalis Grote, 1873
  • Haemorrhagia ariadne Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Hemaris diffinis, the snowberry clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. This moth is sometimes called "hummingbird moth" or "flying lobster". This moth should not be confused with the hummingbird hawk-moth of Europe.

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