Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Cicindela sexguttata Fabricius, 1775. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, USA. Photo by David L. Govoni ©2013
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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle, Cicindela sexguttata Fabricius, 1775. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, USA. Photo by David L. Govoni ©2013
Bugguide.net: bugguide.net/node/view/605
EOL: eol.org/pages/1036414/overview
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicindela_sexguttata
Awful photo, but I think this was a hummingbird clearwing. It was larger than the Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) seen in the same patch, and you can still make out the green back, reddish wings, and white legs. Wish I could have gotten a better photo!
First time to get a photo!