Moths of North Carolina
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Dolba hyloeus (Drury, 1773) - Pawpaw Sphinx

Dolba hyloeus
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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea		 Family:
Sphingidae		Subfamily:
Sphinginae		Tribe:
Sphingini		P3 Number:
890100		 MONA Number:
7784.00
Comments: The only species in the genus. Hodges (1971) placed the genus near Manduca based on genitalic characters.
Species Status: Bar codes are homogeneous for this species.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1948); Hodges (1971); Tuttle (2007)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1948); Wagner (2005); Tuttle (2007)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: Wing pattern consists of brown and white patches, much like Manducia rustica, but this species is much smaller and lacks the yellow spots that rustica has on the sides of its abdomen. Paratrea plebeja often occurs with it, is the same size and shape, but is streaked and obviously different. Sexes are similar.
Wingspan: 5 - 6.8 cm (Covell, 1984)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are pale- to pea-green with only six well developed white lateral stripes; head broad with a blue stripe and granulated in appearance (Forbes, 1948). Pupation occurs underground.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Found throughout North Carolina except possibly for the high mountains.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Dolba hyloeusAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.