West Virginia plants. Wildlife of West Virginia.

Snowberry Clearwing

Hemaris diffinis

Snowberry Clearwing — Cody Hough · CC BY-SA 3.0 · File:SnowberryClearwing.jpg

Caterpillar host plants

Caterpillars eat the leaves of host plants; adults drink nectar from many flowers. Caterpillars also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

County

9 native plants in West Virginia. 5 not suggested for gardens

Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Shrub
Orangefruit Horse Gentian; Orangefruited Horse Gentian; Orange Fruit Horse Gentian; Orange Fruited Horse Gentian; Orangefruit Horsegentian; Orangefruited Horsegentian; Orange Fruit Horsegentian; Orange Fruited Horsegentian
Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum
Wildflower or fern
Orangefruit Horse-gentian
Triosteum aurantiacum
Wildflower or fern
Perfoliate Horse-gentian
Triosteum perfoliatum
Wildflower or fern

Native here, not suggested for gardens

American Fly-honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis Rare or protected plant
Limber Honeysuckle Lonicera dioica Rare or protected plant
Common Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Rare or protected plant
Pacific Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Rare or protected plant
Yellowfruit Horse-gentian Triosteum angustifolium Rare or protected plant

Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261

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Hummingbird Clearwing 1 of these plants

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