Kebnat
INSECTS

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hemaris thysbe

Insects
Native
Hummingbird Clearwing, Adult
Hummingbird Clearwing, Caterpillar
Hummingbird Clearwing, photo 3 of 5
7 cmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Sphingidae with a wingspan of 7 cm. Lives near water. Feeds on plants.

There are 396 observations of Hummingbird Clearwing in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue69
  2. Outaouais40
  3. Montérégie39
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean34
  5. Capitale-Nationale31
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  7. Mauricie26
  8. Laurentides25
  9. Montréal23
  10. Lanaudière20
  11. Estrie20
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  13. Côte-Nord10
  14. Centre-du-Québec7
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  16. Nord-du-Québec3
  17. Laval2

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Guelder roseViburnum opulus
NannyberryViburnum lentago
TOXIC
Common SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Arrow-wood viburnumViburnum dentatum

Similar species

Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinis
Slender ClearwingHemaris gracilis
Diervilla ClearwingHemaris aethra
Nessus SphinxAmphion floridensis
Bedstraw HawkmothHyles gallii
Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarus
Five-spotted Hawk MothManduca quinquemaculatus
Greater Bee FlyBombylius major
Lettered SphinxDeidamia inscriptum
Pawpaw SphinxDolba hyloeus
Virginia Creeper SphinxDarapsa myron
Blinded SphinxPaonias excaecata