Biology:Dolba hyloeus

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Pawpaw sphinx
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Scientific classification
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Dolba

Walker, 1856
Species:
D. hyloeus
Binomial name
Dolba hyloeus
Synonyms
  • Sphinx hyloeus Drury, 1773
  • Sphinx prini J.E. Smith, 1797
  • Dolba schausi Clark, 1917
  • Dolba hyloeus floridensis Clark, 1919

Dolba hyloeus (pawpaw sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It ranges throughout the eastern United States from Maine south to Florida, and west to Wisconsin, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Texas .

The wingspan is 50–68 mm.[1]

Larvae of this species feed on pawpaw, as well as deciduous hollies such as inkberry and winterberry.

References

  1. "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20150428043803/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/dhyloeus.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q141070 entry