Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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)
Photo#34160
White-lined Sphinx - Hyles lineata
Copyright © 2005 Matthew Roth

White-lined Sphinx - Hyles lineata
Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 11, 2005
Size: 3 inch wingspan
A specimen from my collection. This moth came to an incandescent light on my deck.
Contributed by Matthew Roth on 9 October, 2005 - 5:04pm
Last updated 20 February, 2008 - 2:28pm

Hummingbird moth?
Is the White-lined Sphinx considered a hummingbird moth? Their behavior is very similar, in fact we have seen them feeding side by side in a patch of flowers and could only tell the difference when we got closer. Nice mount. Do you use anything to preserve the specimen?
… Mark Edward Honstein, 27 August, 2006 - 7:43pm

 
White-lined Sphinx
I think the closest relation between the white-lined and the hummingbird it at the family level. Many Sphingids behave that way, though, with very high frequency wing movement.

No, when you mount the specimen, you let it pinned in place for about a week and it dries out. Nothing was used to preserve it. To find out more on preserving specimens for collections, take a look at my article here.
… Matthew Roth, 31 August, 2006 - 11:34am

Nice
Very nice mount! On your desk?
… Christopher C Wirth, 10 October, 2005 - 8:03am

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 © 2003-2023 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo