Moth Photographers Group – Hemaris Diffinis – 7855

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Distribution:	Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:	Hemaris thysbe (Fabricius, 1775) has white legs; lacks reddish-brown band on the side of the thorax. Hemaris gracilis (Grote & Robinson, 1865) has legs reddish to black and a reddish-brown band on the side of the thorax extending from just behind the eye to the abdomen. © Gary Anweiler, E. H. Strickland Museum Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Macroglossa diffinis Boisduval, 1836 • Haemorrhagia ariadne Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 • Sesia axillaris Grote & Robinson, 1868 • Macroglossa fumosa Strecker, 1874 • Sesia grotei Butler, 1874 • Hemaris marginalis Grote, 1873 • Hemaris metathetis Butler, 1876 • Hemaris tenuis Grote, 1873

References

• Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
• Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
• Hodges, R. W., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 21:p. 117; pl. 11.1-13. order or free PDF
• Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 41.1m, 41.2m; p. 245. Book Review and ordering
• Species Page at Bill Oehlke's moth website - Hemaris diffinis
• Species Page at Block Island Moths
• Species Page at BugGuide.Net
• Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
• Species Page at Mass Moths
• Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
• Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
• Tuttle, J. P., 2007. Hawk Moths of North America: p. 163; pl. 5.5-6, 8-9.