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Dolba hyloeus
Sign in to saveDolba 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 described by Dru Drury in 1773.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Dolba hyloeus is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to United States, Canada and Animalia.
Vinony files it under Monotypic moth genera, Moths described in 1773 and Moths of North America.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 412
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, GMNH, MSU
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dolba
- Image
- Dolba hyloeus MHNT CUT 2010 0 480 - Alvin, Berkley Co, South Carolina - female.jpg
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- Dolba hyloeus
- taxon common name
- Pawpaw Sphinx
- short name
- D. hyloeus
- has host
- bog bilberry
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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 described by Dru Drury in 1773.
== Distribution == The pawpaw sphinx ranges throughout the eastern United States and southeastern Canada, south to Florida and west to Wisconsin, eastern Oklahoma, and southern Texas.
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