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Hummingbird Clearwing

Hemaris thysbe
Hummingbird Clearwing, (Hemaris thysbe)
Yesterday among the cloud of butterflies on a patch of milkweed I found this moth; a Hummingbird Clearwing. As it’s name suggests, the wings are translucent. Given the color, size and the way it hovers it would be easy to mistake for a hummingbird.

This was on the 5-acre prairie.