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Hemaris thetis  (Rocky Mountain Clearwing)

Photo of Hemaris thetis by Libby & Rick Avis
© Libby & Rick Avis (Photo ID #9828)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Port Alberni Photographer Libby & Rick Avis
Habitat CWH xm2 Mix of meadow, farm & coniferous forest
Photo Date June 06, 2004 Upload Date December 11, 2009
Elevation (m) 100
UTM Zone # 10 Latitude
UTM Easting 370658 Longitude
UTM Northing 5461773 Photo ID # 9828
Notes Sphingidae - Macroglossinae - Hodges # 7855.1 Formerly Hemaris diffinis. Note from Bug Guide, July 2009 : Hemaris diffinis from west of the Continental Divide, should be moved to this newly elevated species - H. thetis. Ref. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 63(2), 2009, 100-109. Hemaris thetis (Boisduval, 1855) (Sphingidae) is a Distict Species. by B. Christian Schmidt. [study based on DNA and genitalia]


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