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Pawpaw Sphinx - Hodges#7784 (Dolba hyloeus)
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Copyright © 2013
Rosemary Seidler
Pawpaw Sphinx Moth? -
Dolba hyloeus
Eddie D. Jones Park, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
May 17, 2013
looks like 7784 – Pawpaw Sphinx Moth – Dolba hyloeus
Adds May for Louisiana.
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Contributed by
Rosemary Seidler
on 24 May, 2013 - 2:12pm
Last updated 2 June, 2013 - 5:19pm
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Ryan St Laurent
, 2 June, 2013 - 5:19pm
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Paw Paw
Why did you move it back to ID Request?
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 2 June, 2013 - 4:05pm
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Robert
someone asked if it might be Rustic Sphinx.
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Rosemary Seidler
, 2 June, 2013 - 4:15pm
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Yes, Dolba hyloeus
Though the paw paw and rustic sphinxes are often confused, the paw paw sphinx is much smaller than the rustic, and your images with your hand offer a nice view of the size of this species.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 2 June, 2013 - 5:21pm
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Rosemary Seidler
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