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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

Genus Dolba

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Internet References
Pawpaw Sphinx Moth - Hodges #7784 - Dolba hyloeus - female Pawpaw Sphinx - Dolba hyloeus Sphinx Moth - Dolba hyloeus hawk moth - Dolba hyloeus What kind of underwing moth is this? - Dolba hyloeus Pawpaw Sphinx - Hodges #7784 - Dolba hyloeus Moth to porch light - Dolba hyloeus Dolba hyloeus Pawpaw Sphinx Moth - Dolba hyloeus
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)
Subfamily Sphinginae
Tribe Sphingini
Genus Dolba
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1856 by Francis Walker
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists just one North American species for this genus.
Internet References
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, v.8, p.229    Walker's original description of the genus.
Contributed by Cotinis on 8 June, 2004 - 3:13pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 7 August, 2010 - 10:50pm

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