Genus

Clearwings and Bee Hawkmoths

Hemaris

6 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilySphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
GenusHemaris (Clearwings and Bee Hawkmoths)

Species in this group

Hemaris diffinis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hemaris thysbe

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hemaris tityus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hemaris fuciformis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hemaris thetis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hemaris gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Clearwings and Bee Hawkmoths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~30%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~30%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~20%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
3	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~20%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
	Slender Clearwing			~10%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~10%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			~10%
	Narrow-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%
5	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~10%
	Narrow-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			~10%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
7	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	~10%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			~10%
8	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 6	~10%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			~10%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
10	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Rocky Mountain Clearwing			~10%
11	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Rocky Mountain Clearwing			~10%
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
13	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
14	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~10%
	Narrow-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			~10%
15	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Rocky Mountain Clearwing			~10%
16	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			~10%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Rocky Mountain Clearwing			<5%
18	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Rocky Mountain Clearwing			<5%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	<5%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
2	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
3	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			<5%
5	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
6	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
7	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			~10%
8	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			<5%
9	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			<5%
10	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			<5%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			<5%
12	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			<5%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
13	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 6	~10%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%
	Narrow-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%
14	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 6	~10%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			~10%
15	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			~10%
16	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	<5%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%
17	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
18	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Snowberry Clearwing			<5%
19	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	<5%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%
20	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	<5%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%
21	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Hummingbird Clearwing			<5%
22	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	<5%
	Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth			<5%
23	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Rocky Mountain Clearwing			<5%

Clearwings and Bee Hawkmoths

Species in this group

Snowberry Clearwing

Hummingbird Clearwing

Narrow-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth

Broad-Bordered Bee Hawkmoth

Rocky Mountain Clearwing

Slender Clearwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Clearwings and Bee Hawkmoths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked