Pawpaw Sphinx Moth
Dolba hyloeus
Summary 5
The Pawpaw Sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It ranges throughout the eastern United States from Maine south to Florida, and west to Wisconsin, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Texas.
Host Plants 6
Although other hosts are possible, pawpaw sphinx caterpillars at Floracliff are only known to eat pawpaw.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Seabrooke Leckie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7335600@N06/3639865997
- (c) Jim Vargo at Moth Photographers Group, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files1/JV/300/JV7784-55.jpg
- (c) dogtooth77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/53817483@N00/9682329560/
- (c) Kara Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/happylittleclouds/9888037846/
- Adapted by floracliff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolba_hyloeus
- (c) floracliff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Animal Diversity Web
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- BugGuide
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- CUIC Insect Images
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Moths
- Mass Moths
- Moth Photographers Group
- Moths of North Carolina
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
