[Moths of the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

White-lined Sphinx Moth

Hyles lineata

White-lined Sphinx Moth: Hyles lineata

White-lined Sphinx Moth: Hyles lineata

White-lined Sphinx Moth: Hyles lineata

White-lined sphinx moth larvae feeding upon the foliage and fruits of evening-primroses (Camissonia sp.) on desert washes immediately around Ram's Hill, east of Borrego Springs, CA.....March 21, 2005.

White-lined Sphinx Moth: Hyles lineata

A white-lined sphinx moth larvae observed nibbling on Peirson's evening-primrose (Chylismia claviformis ssp. peirsonii) on the desert wash at Hawk Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA......March 30, 2010.

Paul Slichter