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
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
22 Comments
GargleBlaster@feddit.org · 25 pts · 22d
My identification app tells me it's with 99% certainty a broad-bordered bee hawk-moth
Wild name :D
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 22d
Wow, that's a mouth full haha, all these names, yeah moth though that checks out, wow so cool!!
batmaniam@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 21d
Based on what it says for distribution I don't think so, but a hummingbird moth is very similar (another clearwing moth)
fartsparkles@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 22d
That’s not a bug, that’s a feature!
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 22d
Hehehe
modernangel@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 22d
Moths are not true bugs. True bugs belong to the order Hemiptera, while moths are part of the order Lepidoptera.
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 22d
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 :)
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 22d
here's another shot of the cutie, excuse my pixel 6A lol
kungen@feddit.nu · 6 pts · 22d
Snowberry clearwing, maybe?
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 22d
I would say you are correct!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemaris_diffinis
frongt@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 22d
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.
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 22d
AH yeah that's exactly what it looked like! rad!
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 22d
Wicked! And I havent seen anyone use "rad" in decades. We need to bring it back! Also "Tubular", I so miss the 80s.
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 22d
I love using deprecated slang :) totally for sure to the max
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 22d
For sure, like totally!
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 22d
🤙 😄
TIEPilot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 22d
Like I hope people don't go like too far. Then its like just gag me with a spoon...
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 22d
ahh I got a reply from mastadon saying hummingbird clearwing moth is that the same thing?
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 22d
Beautiful is what it is
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 22d
Innit? :)
joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 22d
116966955502527049@mastodon.social ohhhh well I did feel pretty special about it, thank you! :)