They are also sometimes called bee moths or bee hawk moths ... The wings of clear-winged sphinx moths, such as the snowberry clearwing, become clear soon after emerging from the cocoon.

M.A.S. Volponi & P. Volponi, "A 130-year-old specimen brought back to life: A lost species of bee-mimicking clearwing moth, Heterosphecia tawonoides (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini), rediscovered in ...

In North America, there are 115 types, including four species of Hemaris hummingbird moths, with the most common being the snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) and the common clearwing ...