Hemaris thetis  (Rocky Mountain Clearwing)

© 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
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Photo ID #	9828
Comments	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]