Slender Clearwing Hemaris gracilis (Grote & Robinson, 1865)G3G4 (Globally vulnerable)    Synonyms: Hodges #7854.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Sphingidae   >   Genus Hemaris   

Description:

See comparison of H. diffinis, gracilis, and thysbe wing patterns (Moth Photographers Group).

Relationships:

Larval host plants include Early Lowbush Blueberry and species in the genus Kalmia.

There are 2 records in the project database.

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A Slender Clearwing in York Co., Maine (6/17/2015). Photo by Brandon Woo. (MBP list)


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