Biology:Dolba hyloeus
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| Genus: | Dolba Walker, 1856
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| Species: | D. hyloeus
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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 .
Larvae of this species feed on pawpaw, as well as deciduous hollies such as inkberry and winterberry.
References
- ↑ "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
- Pawpaw sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America
Wikidata ☰ Q141070 entry
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