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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Macroglossini » Hyles » White-lined Sphinx - Hodges#7894 (Hyles lineata)
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White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) - Hyles lineata
Copyright © 2013 Loren Hamlin

White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) - Hyles lineata
Coolidge, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
April 23, 2013
Size: 2 inches
There were two moths feeding on hollyhock nectar that night. They were not shy but they moved so fast it was difficult to get a photo of them. One of them tickled my back as I was trying to take their picture. I looked for them to return on subsequent nights but they've been a no show, even though they are quite plentiful in the vacant lots behind our yard.
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Contributed by Loren Hamlin on 29 April, 2013 - 3:48pm
Last updated 30 April, 2013 - 9:44am

White-lined Sphinx - Hodges #7894
Moved from Moths.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 30 April, 2013 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

Welcome to BugGuide!
LD,
Distinctive FW pattern for Hyles lineata. White-lined sphinxes are crepuscular, so you're most likely to see them at dusk.
Robert
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