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Photo by DerrickLK

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Field Notes

Description:

I found this sphinx moth just off of the Carey-Kimama road north of Paul, Idaho. It was hiding under some gear in our truck! It was about 3 inches long and 3 inches wide with its wings out. I really liked the coloring of it!

Habitat:

Found this moth in our truck but the area around us was filled with Wyoming big sagebrush, green rabbitbrush, crested/Siberian wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, sandberg bluegrass, cheatgrass and tumblemustard.

Notes:

Thanks to Jakubko for the ID!

Reference Links:

Whitelined Sphinx - Hyles lineata - Overview, Hyles lineata, Species Hyles lineata - White-lined Sphinx - Hodges#7894 - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

White-lined Sphinx Moth

Hyles lineata

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Haha that was fast! Thanks for the ID Jakubko! I've seen the caterpillars for these before but I didn't know this is what they turned into.

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