Summary ²

The Rocky Mountain clearwing or California clearwing (Hemaris thetis) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Utah west to California and north to British Columbia. The habitat consists of streamsides and meadows in mountainous areas.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Chandler Sonafrank, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chandler Sonafrank
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemaris_thetis

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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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