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02-AUG-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Snowberry Clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis), #7855

Fletcher Wildlife Garden

There were two of these smallish clearwing moths (approx 35 mm), and one of the much larger Hummingbird clearwings (approx 50mm)nectaring on swamp milkweed.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/400s f/5.0 at 69.4mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Dan the Man29-Jun-2012 12:13
Very well captured! Thank you Christine for the info on these little beauty. I saw one yesterday and first I tought that it was an Hummingbird.... They are very beautiful creature!
Guest 11-Aug-2011 00:57
Isn't it a beauty!
slhoornstra03-Aug-2011 08:21
Magnificent. poetry in motion, love this shot. V
reflectionsofnature03-Aug-2011 01:28
Excellent! You have cleared the challenge of photographing a clearwing clearly. A pretty little bit of snow in August.
Hank Vander Velde03-Aug-2011 00:27
Terrific shot Christin. I shot my first ever Hummingbird Moth this past Sunday at the Old Quarry Trail.
Pierre03-Aug-2011 00:11
Une très belle trouvaille, bien captée et tellement jolie! V
Valene02-Aug-2011 22:37
Superb image Christine. The colors and details are amazing! V
Torben Jorgensen02-Aug-2011 22:17
Outstanding image of this beautful moth. Great detail and sharpness. I would like to see one of these someday. V
Karen Stuebing02-Aug-2011 21:30
I always wondered what these were called. I thought they were some kind of strange bee. It's a beautiful moth and now I will look at them more closely. I always learn from you. V.
Jim Coffman02-Aug-2011 21:29
A excellent capture of this little beauty! V
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet02-Aug-2011 20:52
Superb picture with nice details.
Patricia Kay02-Aug-2011 20:33
Fabulous details and colors Christine...BV
Stephanie02-Aug-2011 20:22
Such a beautiful moth!!! Love this image as the colors and dof are superb! V
Colin Storey02-Aug-2011 20:03
Wonderful detailed image. v
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