Species

Hemaris thetis (Rocky mountain clearwing)

Hemaris thetis. Photo: (c) senex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Bombycoidea (Hawk, sphinx, silk, emperor, and allied moths)
        Family: Sphingidae (Sphinx moths)
        Subfamily: Macroglossinae (Macroglossine sphinx moths)
        Tribe: Dilophonotini
        Subtribe: Hemarina
        Genus: Hemaris (Clearwings and bee hawkmoths)
        Species: Hemaris thetis (Rocky mountain clearwing)

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