There are numerous different types of clearwings. My guess is that this is a slender clearwing. The wings, front and back, of the clearwing moths are hooked together with numerous curved spines. This is different then other moths, who have wings that are not attached to each other, and similar to wasps, which these moths often look like. This is a natural form of defense for these moths, which are often called wasp moths.
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Ooooh, that one gives me the shivers. Nice capture!
MommyWizdom
Wow! It's amazing to see the wings flapping like that.
Beautiful catch!!
Really great macro shot!
We call these hummingbird moths. I just was looking at some of them in my archives, yesterday. This one is a nice looking example.
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Good capture!
Oh wonderful shot!!! Hard to get moths in motion!! Stunning!!
Sarah
How surprised I was to discover that we both posted shots of the same insect. I will admit that you took the better picture.
Your info is very interesting. We had never seen one of these moths before and depended on a web search to name it. What we came up with was Hummingbird Moth. And it did sure look like one in flight.
Now I will have to go do some more research on your clearwing moth. Because it sure has clear wings also.
Thanks for the info.
I enjoy watching these little critters, they seem a bit like humming birds to me. Lovely capture.
Wonderful both the flowers of the vibrant butterfly weed and the Monarch your captured are stunning!
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