Kebnat
INSECTS

Snowberry Clearwing

Hemaris diffinis

Insects
Native
Snowberry Clearwing, Adult
Snowberry Clearwing, Caterpillar
Snowberry Clearwing, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae.

There are 133 observations of Snowberry Clearwing in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal45
  2. Montérégie27
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  5. Outaouais10
  6. Laurentides7
  7. Estrie6
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  9. Capitale-Nationale4
  10. Lanaudière3
  11. Laval2
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Côte-Nord2

What the caterpillar eats

Trumpet honeysuckleLonicera sempervirens
Northern bush-honeysuckleDiervilla lonicera
Tatarian honeysuckleLonicera tatarica
Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonica
TOXIC
Hemp dogbaneApocynum cannabinum
TOXIC
Common SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium

Similar species

Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbe
Diervilla ClearwingHemaris aethra
Nessus SphinxAmphion floridensis
Greater Bee FlyBombylius major
Lettered SphinxDeidamia inscriptum
Promethea SilkmothCallosamia promethea
Abbott's SphinxSphecodina abbottii
Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiens
Laurel SphinxSphinx kalmiae
Five-spotted Hawk MothManduca quinquemaculatus
Hermit SphinxLintneria eremitus
Mottled ProminentMacrurocampa marthesia