Snowberry Clearwing
Hemarisdiffinis
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Family
Genus
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Regional
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Vincent, Alabama
Barling, Arkansas
Marion, Arkansas
Berkeley, California
Jacksonville, Florida
Downers Grove, Illinois
Westchester, Illinois
Rossville, Indiana
Hebron, Kentucky
Durham, Maine
Crofton, Maryland
Severn, Maryland
Onekama, Michigan
East Moriches, New York
Mechanicville, New York
Greensboro, North Carolina
Akron, Ohio
Findlay, Ohio
Glouster, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wellston, Oklahoma
Plano, Texas
Stephenville, Texas
West Dummerston, Vermont
Liberty, West Virginia
Saint Albans, West Virginia
Wellsburg, West Virginia
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bsgardens
Jacksonville, FL (Zone 9a) |
September 2009 |
Neutral
In caterpillar form ... they love my tomato leaves. : /
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Mainer
Durham, ME (Zone 3a) |
June 2009 |
Positive
They buzz around pollinating lots of flowers in my garden and phlox seems to be one thing they like in particular around here and the delphiniums. Seen around the mock orange bush too.
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BST_Lover
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) |
February 2007 |
Positive
This is an image of both the brown form and green form of the caterpillar of Hemaris diffinis. Note that the green forms have a basal brown line below the green. The brown form instar is one of the first reported in the first instar of growth. Oftentimes it is found after the green form has changed to brown in later instars. This was a brown form hatchling, so unusual.
Host plants are snowberries, viburnums, and honeysuckle. I found mine on my honeysuckle bush. I have 5 cocoons in the vegetable compartment of my refridgerator and I take them out once a month and give them a water bath (to prevent dessication; the water is the same temperature as they are kept in, with crumpled pieces of paper towel, which I spritz with water before returning them to the fridge. I wil... read more
Host plants are snowberries, viburnums, and honeysuckle. I found mine on my honeysuckle bush. I have 5 cocoons in the vegetable compartment of my refridgerator and I take them out once a month and give them a water bath (to prevent dessication; the water is the same temperature as they are kept in, with crumpled pieces of paper towel, which I spritz with water before returning them to the fridge. I wil... read more