What is this bug? Is it a bug?
It's like a cross between a bumble bee and a hummingbird, with dragonfly wings. SE WI, USA. I've lived here most my life and never saw it until now
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My identification app tells me it's with 99% certainty a broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Wild name :D
Wow, that's a mouth full haha, all these names, yeah moth though that checks out, wow so cool!!
Based on what it says for distribution I don't think so, but a hummingbird moth is very similar (another clearwing moth)
That’s not a bug, that’s a feature!
Hehehe
Moths are not true bugs. True bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, while moths are part of the order Lepidoptera.
Thanks :) I didn't know it was a moth until the kind people here identified it for me but now I do and what a cool one :)
here's another shot of the cutie, excuse my pixel 6A lol
Snowberry clearwing, maybe?
I would say you are correct!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemaris_diffinis
Going by pictures on Wikipedia, it's this one. The H. diffinis pics have a yellow spot on the butt, OP's doesn't.
TIL about these guys. I've never seen a bee-hawk-moth in my area.
AH yeah that's exactly what it looked like! rad!
Wicked! And I havent seen anyone use "rad" in decades. We need to bring it back! Also "Tubular", I so miss the 80s.
I love using deprecated slang :) totally for sure to the max
For sure, like totally!
🤙 😄
Like I hope people don't go like too far. Then its like just gag me with a spoon...
ahh I got a reply from mastadon saying hummingbird clearwing moth is that the same thing?
Beautiful is what it is
Innit? :)
[email protected] ohhhh well I did feel pretty special about it, thank you! :)