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Overview
Comprehensive Description
General Description
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Distribution
Distribution
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National Distribution
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat
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Trophic Strategy
Trophic Strategy
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Associations
Flowering Plants Visited by Hyles lineata in Illinois
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Smith & Snow, Hapeman, Groman, and Moddy-Weis & Heywood; this moth is the White-Lined Sphinx)
Agavaceae: Manfreda virginica sn (Grm); Asteraceae: Aster novae-angliae sn (Gr), Cirsium altissimum sn (Rb), Cirsium discolor sn (Rb); Boraginaceae: Mertensia virginica sn (Rb); Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea pandurata sn (Rb); Fabaceae: Robinia pseudoacacia sn np (Rb); Onagraceae: Oenothera biennis sn (Rb), Oenothera macrocarpa sn (MWH); Orchidaceae: Platanthera blephariglottis sn (SS), Platanthera ciliaris sn (SS), Platanthera peramoena sn (Hpm); Polemoniaceae: Phlox divaricata laphamii sn (Rb); Ranunculaceae: Delphinium tricorne sn np (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Penstemon digitalis sn np (Rb); Solanaceae: Datura stramonium tatula sn (Rb)
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Hilty, J. Editor. 2010. Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers. World Wide Web electronic publication. flowervisitors.info, version (09/2010).
See: Abbreviations for Insect Activities, Abbreviations for Scientific Observers, References for behavioral observations H
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Life History and Behavior
Cyclicity
Cyclicity
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Life Cycle
Life Cycle
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Hyles lineata
There are 9 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Hyles lineata
Public Records: 9
Species: 48
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
Conservation Status
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National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: N5 - Secure
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NatureServe Conservation Status
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
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Wikipedia
Hyles lineata
The White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Central America, through the United States and into parts of Canada.
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Description
The fore wing is dark brown with a tan stripe which extends from the base to the apex. There are also white lines that cover the veins. The black hind wing has a broad pink median band. It has a wingspan of 2 to 3 inches.[2]
Flight
The White-lined sphinx may be encountered from April to October.[2]
Range
The moth's range is throughout the United States and extends north into southern Canada and south into Mexico. It can also be found occasionally in the West Indies.[3] See also List of butterflies and moths of Arizona.
Life cycle
The larva is yellow and black or sometimes lime green and black. Many individuals have a subdorsal stripe. The head, prothoracic shield, and the anal plate are one color either green or orange with small black dots. The horn varies from either yellow or orange and sometimes has a black tip.[4] Larvae burrow into soil to go into chrysallis, where they remain for 2–3 weeks before they emerge as adults.
Host Plants
The adult of this species is a key pollinator of the rare lemon lily (Lilium parryi) in California.[5]
The caterpillars of this species eat:
- Willow weed (Epilobium)
- Four o'clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
- Apple (Malus)
- Evening primrose (Oenothera)
- Elm (Ulmus)
- Grape (Vitis)
- Tomato (Lycopersicon)
- Purslane (Portulaca)
- Fuchsia
Gallery
In flight over Showy evening primroses
White-lined sphinx larva and egg
White-lined sphinx larva feeding
White-lined sphinx larva - head close-up
White-lined sphinx larva
White-lined sphinx larva
White-lined sphinx larva shortly before pupating
Adult white-lined sphinx
White-lined sphinx moths mating
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Hyles/lineata.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ a b Charles V. Covell, Jr. (1984, 2005). Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA. ISBN 1-884549-21-7
- ^ "Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera". Butterfliesandmoths.org. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3477. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ David L. Wagner (2005). Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. ISBN 0-691-12144-3
- ^ "''Lilium parryi''". Center for Plant Conservation. http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ASP/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=2549. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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