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Gallium Sphinx Moth

Hyles gallii.

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Field Notes

Description:

Forewing upperside is dark olive brown with lighter brown along the outer margin and a tan band running from the wing tip to the inner margin. Hindwing upperside is dark brown with a pale narrow outer margin and a reddish median band which becomes white at the inner margin.

Habitat:

Newfoundland south through Maine to Pennsylvania; west to Alaska, Yukon Territory, and California. Also found in Eurasia.

Species ID Suggestions

Spurge Hawkmoth

Hyles euphorbiae

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PublishedAugust 14, 2021

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