Dolba
Appearance
Pawpaw sphinx | |
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Genus: | Dolba Walker, 1856
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Species: | D. hyloeus
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Dolba hyloeus | |
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Dolba hyloeus (pawpaw sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It ranges throughout the eastern United States from Maine south to Florida, and west to Wisconsin, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Texas.
Larvae of this species feed on pawpaw, as well as deciduous hollies such as inkberry and winterberry.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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External links
- Pawpaw sphinx Butterflies and Moths of North America