Hummingbird Clearwing Moth

Open areas including gardens, meadows, and forest edges across North America.

Adults feed on flower nectar using a long proboscis; larvae (caterpillars) feed on leaves of plants like honeysuckle, hawthorn, and viburnum.

Diurnal (active during the day). They hover over flowers to feed, mimicking hummingbirds. They have transparent wing patches that develop after their first flight when scales fall off. They undergo a complete metamorphosis with pupation occurring in a thin cocoon on the ground.

They are beneficial pollinators for many native plants and garden flowers. They pose no risk to humans or pets as they do not sting or bite.