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Pawpaw Sphinx - Dolba hyloeus TL: ~35 mm. Grayish brown FW peppered with white and olive scales. Hosts: Pawpaw, holly, sweet fern, possum haw, and inkberry. Status: Common.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area<br /> <br /> 2020(113)<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98279/pawpaw_sphinx_-_dolba_hyloeus.html" title="Pawpaw Sphinx - Dolba hyloeus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/98279_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=RqalNI9m3yrSqdMCOR0%2BEkqZIwE%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Pawpaw Sphinx - Dolba hyloeus TL: ~35 mm. Grayish brown FW peppered with white and olive scales. Hosts: Pawpaw, holly, sweet fern, possum haw, and inkberry. Status: Common.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area<br /> <br /> 2020(113)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98278/pawpaw_sphinx_-_dolba_hyloeus.html Dolba hyloeus,Geotagged,Moth Week 2020,Pawpaw sphinx,Summer,United States,moth" /></a></figure> Dolba,Dolba hyloeus,Geotagged,Moth Week 2020,Pawpaw sphinx,Summer,United States,moth Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Pawpaw Sphinx - Dolba hyloeus

TL: ~35 mm. Grayish brown FW peppered with white and olive scales. Hosts: Pawpaw, holly, sweet fern, possum haw, and inkberry. Status: Common.

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area

2020(113)

Pawpaw Sphinx - Dolba hyloeus TL: ~35 mm. Grayish brown FW peppered with white and olive scales. Hosts: Pawpaw, holly, sweet fern, possum haw, and inkberry. Status: Common.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area<br /> <br /> 2020(113)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98278/pawpaw_sphinx_-_dolba_hyloeus.html Dolba hyloeus,Geotagged,Moth Week 2020,Pawpaw sphinx,Summer,United States,moth

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Lovely, what a complex pattern! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks, it was a beauty! Posted 5 years ago

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The Pawpaw sphinx

''Dolba'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Its only species, ''Dolba hyloeus'', the pawpaw sphinx, was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It ranges throughout the eastern United States from Maine south to Florida, and west to Wisconsin, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Texas.

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Uploaded Jul 19, 2020. Captured Jul 18, 2020 22:33 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm
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