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Hyles lineata, also known as the white-lined sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. They are sometimes known as a "hummingbird moth" because of their bird-like size (2-3 inch wingspan) and flight patterns. [2] As caterpillars, they have a wide range of color phenotypes but show consistent adult coloration. [3]
Around 1,450 species of hawk moths are classified into around 200 genera. Some of the best-known hawk moth species are: Privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri) White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) Death's-head hawk moth (Acherontia atropos) Lime hawk moth (Mimas tiliae) Poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi) Convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli)
Sightings of the white-lined sphinx moth — Hyles lineata in scientific terms — have been reported "all over" Point Reyes National Seashore north of San Francisco.
[Hyles hippophaes, seathorn hawk-moth — possible migrant, more likely import] Hyles livornica, striped hawk-moth — migrant; Hyles lineata, white-lined hawk-moth — ?vagrant; Deilephila elpenor, elephant hawk-moth — south and centre (common), north (rare) Deilephila porcellus, small elephant hawk-moth — south, centre and north (localized)
Males have gray with black and white markings on their forewings, while females are yellowish brown with dark brown and white markings. Both sexes have red hindwings with a pale yellow border. Sometimes a blue patch may appear as a single eyespot or it may be divided by black bands, creating two or three eyespots.
Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the Americas.The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum.. Commonly known as the Carolina sphinx moth and the tobacco hawk moth (as adults) and the tobacco hornworm and the Goliath worm (as larvae), it is closely related to and often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm ...
Articles relating to the Bombycoidea, a superfamily of moths. It contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moths, and relatives. The Lasiocampoidea are close relatives and were historically sometimes merged in this group.
This is a list of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) observed in the U.S. state of Utah. Callippe fritillary butterfly Clodius parnassian butterfly Green comma butterfly Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly Pipevine swallowtail Caterpillar of two-tailed swallowtail Viceroy butterfly mating pair White-lined sphinx moth. Achemon sphinx moth ...