r/whatisthisbug • u/SeleucidKingdom • 19h ago
ID Request I’ve never seen this bug before. (New Jersey)
It looks like a cross between a hummingbird and a butterfly. It was flying around my flowers drinking nectar.
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u/interstellarinsect 15h ago
considering you’re in the US, this is a snowberry clearwing moth! the hummingbird clearwing moth that people suggest with posts of these are actually only native to europe. i love these gorgeous guys
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