Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Montgomery County, Ohio

Hummingbird Clearwing

Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775

Hummingbird Clearwing in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Hemaris
Near Montgomery County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 10 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (21)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (10)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Hummingbird Clearwing by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County27 · Season shown
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County40 · Season shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County96 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County22 · Season shown
Greene County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County55 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County21 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County20 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County46 · Season shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County65 · Season shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County188 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Montgomery County

Late June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Montgomery County · records of all species each week, 33,949 in all

Records per week from 65 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 62 dates. Latest record: August 2025.

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Records of Hummingbird Clearwing in Montgomery County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Hummingbird ClearwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000165
Jan 11–170071
Jan 18–2400156
Jan 25–3100194
Feb 1–700127
Feb 8–1400144
Feb 15–2100124
Feb 22–2800137
Mar 1–700122
Mar 8–1400221
Mar 15–2100272
Mar 22–2800269
Mar 29 – Apr 400482
Apr 5–1100674
Apr 12–1800853
Apr 19–2500812
Apr 26 – May 2001,172
May 3–911849
May 10–1600850
May 17–2300880
May 24–30001,224
May 31 – Jun 6001,255
Jun 7–13001,217
Jun 14–20001,247
Jun 21–27001,015
Jun 28 – Jul 454990
Jul 5–111041,130
Jul 12–181161,190
Jul 19–25541,323
Jul 26 – Aug 154961
Aug 2–8111,177
Aug 9–15331,587
Aug 16–221361,241
Aug 23–29441,131
Aug 30 – Sep 5111,299
Sep 6–12221,342
Sep 13–19221,020
Sep 20–2600722
Sep 27 – Oct 311624
Oct 4–1000674
Oct 11–1700557
Oct 18–2400436
Oct 25–3100389
Nov 1–700296
Nov 8–1400279
Nov 15–2100235
Nov 22–2800210
Nov 29 – Dec 50094
Dec 6–121169
Dec 13–190085
Dec 20–2600104
Dec 27 – Jan 200252

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 59 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 6 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late June to early September, middle week Jul 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,402 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 517 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Hummingbird Clearwing in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Hummingbird ClearwingYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–111126,860
Apr 12–182239,925
Apr 19–251141,623
Apr 26 – May 21156,391
May 3–94352,952
May 10–166353,785
May 17–231157,698
May 24–301154,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–131153,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–2713455,361
Jun 28 – Jul 462758,477
Jul 5–111691061,336
Jul 12–182651064,722
Jul 19–252561069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11191059,416
Aug 2–8861059,712
Aug 9–15561055,994
Aug 16–2295954,328
Aug 23–291031051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5701057,167
Sep 6–1244959,075
Sep 13–1913654,543
Sep 20–2617645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 36543,180
Oct 4–103237,841
Oct 11–171130,824
Oct 18–242221,156
Oct 25–312219,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25.

From 1,359 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

No caterpillar season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Hemaris recorded in Montgomery County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Snowberry Clearwing Hemaris diffinisOften confused in Ohio: 74 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata82 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Nessus Sphinx Amphion floridensis73 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Carolina Sphinx Manduca sexta11 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to March and November, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed65%49%
Farmland16%11%
Forest16%31%
Wetland2%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%

From 736 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Montgomery County result

65 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.