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I have pictures of a bug no one has ever seen. I would like to send them to get an answer
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It looks just like a hummingbird moth, either a Clearwing Hummingbird Moth, or a Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth. They are very unusual, having bee colors but hovering over flowers with a long proboscis. That is quite a nice picture you have taken of such a quick little insect!
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Entomology (Study of Bugs)
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