Dolbogene hartwegii

Hartweg's sphinx
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Dolbogene
Species:	D. hartwegii
Binomial name
	Dolbogene hartwegii; (Butler, 1875)
Synonyms
	Dolba hartwegii Butler, 1875; Dolba clarki Hoffmann, 1924; Dolbogene manni Clark, 1917;

Dolbogene hartwegii (Hartweg's sphinx) is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Texas and southern Arizona to Mexico and Guatemala.^[2] Only a small number has been caught and not much is known about the biology of this species.

The wingspan is 54–61 mm. The upperside of the forewing is brown with dark brown and white markings and a light round spot. The upperside of the hindwing has a dark spot and the forewing has a small dark patch. Adults have been recorded in July and August.

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 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Sources

James P. Tuttle: The Hawkmoths of North America, A Natural History Study of the Sphingidae of the United States and Canada, The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, DC 2007, ISBN 978-0-9796633-0-7.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2011-11-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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