Hummingbird Clearwing

The genus Hemaris comprises those Sphinx Moths with clear wings instead of the usual opaque. In this short video you'll see a specimen of Hemaris thysbe, the Hummingbird Moth, resting on the leaf of a white hydrangea (Annabelle).

You can learn more about the Hummingbird Moth here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2638
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Hemaris_thysbe/
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7853
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hthysbe.htm
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/hummingbird_moth.htm