Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Dolba » Pawpaw Sphinx - Hodges#7784 (Dolba hyloeus)
Photo#623519
Paw Paw Sphinx Moth - Hodges #7784 - Dolba hyloeus
Copyright © 2012 Robert Lord Zimlich

Paw Paw Sphinx Moth - Hodges #7784 - Dolba hyloeus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
March 24, 2012
UPDATE: replaced with better photo of same specimen
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 25 March, 2012 - 9:30pm
Last updated 26 March, 2012 - 10:03am

Moved
Moved from Rustic Sphinx.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 26 March, 2012 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

looks more like Dolba hyloeus - - Hodges #7784
Dolba hyloeus - Pawpaw Sphinx - Hodges#7784

Did you see any yellow spots on the abdomen?
The teeth of the PM line are also different and March would be a little early for your area for M. rustica.
… Maury J. Heiman, 25 March, 2012 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

 
I thought that, but ...
my dog thought differently. She's generally pretty good with larger moths and birds. Fortunately, I had collected for BOLD and shot in my light tent, replacing the poor original.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 26 March, 2012 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

grr
im really mad at the east..i haveonly had 2 nights of moths the whole year and now...its snowing again. i'm so envious of these particular moths i would love to see one! they are huge arent they?
… Edna Woodward, 25 March, 2012 - 11:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Stop Whinng
Come to the 2012 Btg Gathering. I've got more moths than I, obviously, know what to do with :)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 26 March, 2012 - 12:20am login or register to post comments

 
hahahahahaha
welp
ill be a little closer in a few weeks..im moving to Whineoming..woopie ti yi yi, id love to come i really would, but..itsa little too far for this year..but in a few years i will make a big loop and i will let you know when i am heading that way..
… Edna Woodward, 26 March, 2012 - 12:23am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact