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Pawpaw sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Dolba
Walker, 1856
Species:
D. hyloeus
Binomial name
Dolba hyloeus

(Drury, 1773)[1]

Synonyms
  • Sphinx hyloeus Drury, 1773
  • Sphinx prini J. E. Smith, 1797
  • Dolba schausi Clark, 1917
  • Dolba hyloeus floridensis Clark, 1919

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 describedbyDru Drury in 1773.

Distribution

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The pawpaw sphinx ranges throughout the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, south to Florida and west to Wisconsin, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Texas.[1]

Description

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The wingspan is 50–68 millimetres (2.0–2.7 in).[2] While the pawpaw sphinx's cryptic coloration appears similar to that of certain Noctuid moths, such as the members of genus Catocala, the pawpaw sphinx's forewings do not overlap at rest, such that part of the abdomen remains exposed. The pawpaw sphinx can be distinguished from the rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica) by the former's smaller size and the absence of orange dots on the abdomen that the rustic sphinx exposes in flight.[3]

Biology

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Larvae of this species feed on pawpaw, as well as blueberries[3] and deciduous hollies such as inkberry and winterberry.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kitching, I.J. (2022). "Dolba hyloeus (Drury, 1773)". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  • ^ a b Oehlke, Bill. "Dolba hyloeus". World's Largest Saturniidae Site!. Silkmoths.bizland.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  • ^ a b Cotinis (20 September 2021). "Species Dolba hyloeus - Pawpaw Sphinx - Hodges#7784". BugGuide. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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