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Snowberry Clearwing Moth Caterpillar
Snowberry Clearwing Moth Snowberry Clearwing Moth

Photos above © Kim Hosen; Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area, Nokesville, VA; August 2009

Lower left - prepupal larva © Kim Hosen; Minnieville Road Buffer Restoration, Woodbridge, VA; June 2016

Photo lower center © Tom Bock; Merrimac Fam Wildlife Management Area, Nokesville, VA; June 2010

Snowberry Clearwing Moth Caterpillar
Hemaris diffinis

Range: Common in Northern Virginia and throughout much of North America

Caterpillars feed on dogbane (Apocynum), coral honeysuckle, (Lonicera sempervirens), and snowberry (Symphoricarpos).