Hemaris thetis

Hemaris thetis, the Rocky Mountain clearwing^[2] or California clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1855. 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.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Hemaris thetis
Male dorsal
Male dorsal
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Hemaris
Species:	H. thetis
Binomial name
Hemaris thetis Boisduval, 1855[1]
Synonyms
Macroglossa thetis Boisduval, 1855 Macroglossa senta Strecker, 1878 Hemaris senta (Strecker, 1878) Hemaris rubens Edwards, 1875 Hemaris palpalis Grote, 1874 Hemaris minima Frankenbusch, 1925 Hemaris diffinis mcdunnoughi Clark, 1927 Hemaris diffinis jordani Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 Hemaris diffinis heppneri Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1996 Hemaris cynoglossum Edwards, 1875 Hemaris brucei French, 1890

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There is probably one generation per year with adults on wing from May to August. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Lupinus species.

The larvae feed on Symphoricarpos species.