letumgo 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2008 I saw this beautiful insect flying around my parents flower beds last weekend and I had to try to capture a photo of it to find out what it was. I am guessing that it is a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris Thysbe). What a cool looking little insect when you look at his wings (clear panels in smooth wings that are a blur to the naked eye) and body (kind of looked like a fuzzy crayfish body). I am very pleased that the photos turned out. I had to play around switching lenses on the camera and getting the shutter speed/aperture/ISO settings dialed in to try to capture the wings. Any way, I thought you guys might like to see this one too. High Resolution Version of Best Image Low Resolution Versions of Other Photos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2008 Excellent picture!! this is a widespread species- It's one of only 4 known Sphingiids which are resident in Alaska too. I've collected them in Fairbanks and Tok when I lived up there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
St Croix Boy 0 Report post Posted July 13, 2008 Great pics. I've seen a few of those in pa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghostrider 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Nice pics, saw one of them myself last summer at night, buzzing around the flowers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inconnu 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Great pictures! I saw one at a place in Southern B.C. a few years ago, they are tres cool indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Nice pics, saw one of them myself last summer at night, buzzing around the flowers. your moth and the Hemaris are not the same animal. Yours is another member of the Sphingiidae (hawkmoths or sphinx moths) but it's a different genus. A little difficult to tell from the pic exactly what it is, but it wasn't Hemaris. My guess is Ceratomia undulosa. There is a world-renowned moth guy up in your area named Bill Oehlkew, in P.E.I. I can PM you his email address if you want a positive ID. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eastern fly 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2009 Very nice pics. I can see a bird wanting to eat that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2009 Great pics!! I could see lots of things wanting to eat that big bug. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites