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Hemaris gracilis (Slender clearwing)

Synonyms: Hemaris ruficaudis (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The slender clearwing or graceful clearwing (Hemaris gracilis) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to central Florida along the East Coast and west through New England to Michigan to Saskatchewan. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Vaccinium vacillans and Kalmia species. Pupation takes place in a thin walled cocoon under leaf litter.
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Habitat Vegetation Classification

Name Location  Website 
New Jersey Pitch Pine / Scrub Oak Barrens United States (New Jersey)
Oak / Sand Hickory / Sedge Paleodune Woodland United States (New Jersey)

Prey / Diet

Kalmia angustifolia (sheep laurel)[1]
Vaccinium pallidum (Blue Ridge blueberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0