I’ve been searching all year with no luck! Specifically I’m searching for Genus Hemaris and Proserpinus, but I’ve yet to observe anything from these taxa so a wide net is cast, and advice for any moths is appreciated. I’ve been using tips I found in other threads and found tons of moths, but none are the type I’m looking for.
I distinctly remember seeing one several years ago, my first and only sighting. To my frustration I didn’t photograph it!! In my search I’ve been looking through honeysuckle gardens in my area, fireweed on the roadside, and all around snowberry and thimbleberry bushes. But: nothing. They don’t seem to like my light traps either.
Rather discouragingly, in my usual romping grounds (the area from Vancouver, BC to Bellingham, WA) there are a total of three sightings reported on iNat. There were four, but it was a looper that was misidentified. It doesn’t seem to be their usual habitat, so perhaps I just got one that was incredibly lost or they’re just elusive. But I’m very sure it was something from this tribe!