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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) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Dolba » Pawpaw Sphinx - Hodges#7784 (Dolba hyloeus)
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Pawpaw Sphinx Moth - Dolba hyloeus
Copyright © 2021 Brett Hondow

Pawpaw Sphinx Moth - Dolba hyloeus
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
September 25, 2021
Possible Manduca rustica? I saw it fly from a pine tree one afternoon when I walked too close and it landed on a wall.
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Contributed by Brett Hondow on 13 October, 2021 - 1:34pm
Last updated 28 October, 2021 - 8:12am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jason D. Roberts, 19 October, 2021 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

Is size known? I think this l
Is size known? I think this looks more like the smaller Dolba hyloeus.
… Hexapoda, 13 October, 2021 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Size was about 2.5 inches lon
Size was about 2.5 inches long. Thanks for the input.
… Brett Hondow, 14 October, 2021 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

Yes, looks like Manduca rustica
… cwmelton, 13 October, 2021 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
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